Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87863-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 10580 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shakeel Ahmad Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mo. Saif Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State respondent nos.1 and 2. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying to quash the impugned first information report dated 08.03.2025 registered as Case Crime No.3148 of 2025 under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, Police Station - Anti Power Theft, District - Bareilly. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly states that the petitioner shall apply for compounding before the competent authority as per the provisions of section 152 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents states that if the petitioner applies for compounding within two weeks from today, his application for compounding shall be considered in accordance with law and appropriate order shall be passed thereon. 5. In view of the aforesaid and without expressing any opinion on merits of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to apply for compounding before the competent authority in accordance with law within two weeks from today along with a copy of this order and in the event a compounding application is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within next one week. 6. For a period of three weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. (Anil Kumar-X, J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, J.) Order Date :- 23.5.2025 RKP Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad