SMT. SHASHI LATA TIWARI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
CRLP/21440/2025 · 2025-09-23
Santosh Rai, Siddharth
body2025
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 99696 (ALL) · dailylaw.ai ]
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21440 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today on behalf of applicant, is taken on record.
2. Heard Sri Vijay Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Udit Chandra, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and learned AGA for State respondents.
3. The present writ petition has been preferred with the prayer to quash the FIR dated 01.07.2018 in Case Crime No.0629 of 2018, under Section 135 Indian Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003, Police Station Cantt, District Varanasi and for a direction to the respondents not to arrest the petitioner in pursuance of impugned First Information Report.
4. The petitioner has been implicated under section 135 of Electricity Act which is compoundable offence.
5. The petition is disposed of directing that in case the petitioner applies for compounding of the offence alleged before the court below within period of one month from today, she shall not be arrested for a period of six months or till the conclusion of compounding proceedings before the court below, whichever is earlier. September 24, 2025 Radhika Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Avadhesh Singh, Vijay Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Smt. Shashi Lata Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad