IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5601 of 2008 SANT MAHTO, Son of Shri Ram Das Mahto, resident of Mohalla Mansaram Ka Akhara, P.S. Mehadiganj, District-Patna...Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division(PESU) Meena Bazar, Patna-6.........................................Opposite Parties. ----------- For the Petitioner: M/S. Srinandan Pd. Singh & Ashok Kumar, Advocates. For the O.P. No.2: Mr. Binay Kirti Singh, Advocate. ---------- 3. 28.04.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the Bihar Electricity Board. In the present application, the order dated 30.08.2007 has been challenged whereby the cognizance has been taken under Section 135 of the Bihar Electricity Act in Mehdiganj P.S. Case No. 12 of 2007( G.R. No. 1439 of 2007). Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the assessed amount in the First Information Report to the tune of Rs. 20,000/- has already been deposited vide Annexure-3 to the present application and now the petitioner is ready to get the matter compounded under Section 152 of the Bihar Electricity Act since the connection is for domestic head for 2.00 K.W. hence the compounding amount as per Section 152 of the Bihar Electricity Act comes to Rs. 8000/-. 2 The said Rs. 8000/-,the petitioner undertakes to deposit within three weeks and thereafter the Bihar Electricity Board will issue an appropriate receipt accepting the money for compounding and as soon as it is issued as per the provision of Section 152(3) of the Bihar Electricity Act it will amount to acquittal. With the aforesaid observations, the application is disposed off. U.K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J)