/ ^ 2025:CGHC:47018 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT Judge - Lok Adalat : Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Member - Lok Adalat : Mr. Manoj Paranjpe, Sr. Advocate CRA No. 467 of 2010 • Bhojram Kaushik, S/o Chaitram, aged about 45 years, R/o vitlage Bartori, P.S. - Bilha, District Bilaspur (C.G.). -—Appellant Versus • Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board Through : R.K. Tiwari, Junior Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board, Bilha, DistrictBilaspur(C.G.). , -— Respondent For Appellant For Respondent Mr.Akhil Singh Jatwar, Advocate. Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Govt. Advocate with along with Mr. A.K. Ambasth, Executive Director, CSPDCL, Bilaspur. AWARD (Passedon 13.09.2025) 1. This appealis directed against the impugned order dated 30.06.2010 passed in Electricity Criminal Case No.44/2008 by ^ Special Judge, (Electricity Act) and 1stAdditional Sessions Judge, Bilaspur (C.G.), whereby theAppellant has been convicted under -2- Section 135 of theElectricityAct,2003 andsentenced him to undergo R.l. forsix months and fine of Rs.5,000/-. 2. The Appellant and Respondent have entered into the compromise and according to the terms of compromise the demanded amount with compounding fees of the State Government has been paid and the demand has already been fulfilled. 3. Mr. A.K. Ambasth, Executive Director, CSPDCL, Bilaspur, who is present before this Court submits that he is authorized to compromise and compound the offence. v ' '. , 4. Therefore, in view of the above compromise effected in between the parties, the conviction of the Appellant is set aside and he is acquitted from the charges. 5. Accordingly, the criminal appeal stands disposed of. _ti. -Sd/- Judge- Lok Adalt RaTam] Court of Chhattisgarh ~7 Bilaspur 1 Sd/- Member- Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur pekde