# CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 5060 of 2025 at Allahabad

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2025-03-19
Citation: CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 5060 of 2025 at Allahabad
Petitioner: CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 5060 of 2025 at Allahabad
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:40302-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5060 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Sharma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Shukla,Ajay Prakash Paul Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for State respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying to quash the first information report dated 12.5.2022 being Case Crime No.1016 of 2022 under Section 135 Electricity Act (Amendment) 2003, P.S. Anti Power Theft-Aligarh, Distt. Aligarh. 3. After arguments were heard at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner 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. 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 

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