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Uttam Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC24 Jul 2018A482/23940/2018

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The High Court disposed of an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash proceedings under the Electricity Act. Directing payment of dues and filing for compounding, the court allowed protection from coercive measures conditional on compliance.

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Determined: Payment of electricity dues; conditional protection from coercive measures pending compounding approval.

Uttam Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Quashing and FIR | Allahabad HC (2018)

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Court No. - 49

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 23940 of 2018

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Applicant :- Uttam Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ram Surat Patel Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Ram Surat Patel, learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and Sri Gauri Shanker Yadav, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2.

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The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the charge sheet dated 18.1.2015 and cognizance order dated 21.8.2015 as well as entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 183 of 2015, under Section 138(B) of Electricity Act, Police Station Kailiya, District Jalaun, pending in the court of Special Judge (E.C. Act), Jalaun at Orai.

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It has been stated that the offence alleged is compoundable. The applicant is ready to settle the matter with the opposite party no. 2. Reliance has also been placed on a recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Suresh Ganpati Halvankar Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. in Criminal Appeal No. 156 of 2018, decided on 22.01.2018.

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Considering the above, the present application is disposed of with the following directions:

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i) the applicant shall pay up the entire electricity dues as claimed, upto date, within a period of three weeks from today.

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ii) upon payment of the electricity dues, the applicant shall, within a week therefrom file before the learned court below an application seeking compounding of the offence, as alleged.

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iii) upon proof of payment of the electricity dues and the compounding fees, if any, the learned Court below shall decide the application for compounding filed by the applicant, in accordance with law before proceedings further, with the trial.

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iv) for a period of one month from today, and in the event of continued compliance being made by the applicant (of this order and also of the further directions that may be issued by the learned court below, within time as may be granted by it), coercive measures may not be adopted against the applicant till disposal of the compounding application.

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v) in the event of default on part of the applicant, the protection being granted by this order shall stand lifted and the applicant may be dealt with as if this order had not been passed.

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With the aforesaid directions, the present application is disposed of .

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Order Date :- 24.7.2018 Mini

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