IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.346 of 2011 Raghubir Rajak Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors . ----------- 2. 4.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for respondent-Board. This application is for quashing the First Information Report bearing Bahadurpur Police Station Case No.96 of 2010 registered on 22nd of November, 2010 for the offences under section 135/138 of the Electricity Act for alleged theft of electric energy. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is on bail and is depositing a sum of Rs.4,000/- per month. Learned counsel further submits that on account of acute financial crisis, the petitioner is not in a position to pay a sum of Rs.4,000/- per month rather he is prepared to deposit a sum of Rs.1,000/- per month only. Learned counsel for the respondent-Board submits that the said proposal of the petitioner is not justified. However, he submits that the aforesaid offences are compoundable. As such, in case the petitioner approaches the authority concerned, the question of payment of amount may be considered while considering the request for compounding of the offence by the authority. Considering the submissions of the parties, let the investigation of the aforesaid Bahadurpur Police Station Case No.96 of 2010 be completed expeditiously and upon completion of the investigation, police report be submitted forthwith. The writ application stands disposed of. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)