HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20669 of 2025 Court No. - 43 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State-respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for quashing of the First Information Report dated 16.6.2024 giving rise to Case Crime No.2988 of 2025 under section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003, Police Station Anti Power Theft Thana Mathura, District Mathura. The petitioner has also prayed that he be not arrested in pursuance of the impugned FIR. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the offence, as stated in the FIR, is compoundable and the petitioner is ready to apply for compounding the offence for which the FIR was lodged. Learned counsel, therefore, states that the petitioner would file an application before the authority concerned under section 152 of the Electricity Act. 4. Learned AGA appears for respondent nos.1, 2 and 3. In view of the order that this Court intends to pass, it is not necessary to issue notice to respondent no.4. 5. It is, therefore, directed that in the event the petitioner files an application under section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003 before the authority concerned within a period of one week from today, the same shall be considered and decided within the next three weeks thereafter. 6. For a period of two months or till the decision of the application for compounding, whichever is earlier, the petitioner shall not be arrested. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manoj Kumar Mathur Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Mukesh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. September 23, 2025 GS CRLP No. 20669 of 2025 2 (Abdul Shahid,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAUTAM SONI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad