1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.545 OF 2010 Rajesh Gaverchand Jain .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.M.K.Kocharekar for applicant Ms.A.T.Jhaveri, APP for State. CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 9th February 2010. P.C.: 1] Mentioned not on board. 2] Applicant is apprehending arrest in furtherence of an FIR in LAC No.1451 of 2009 registered with R.A.K. Marg Police Station. The offence alleged is punishable under section 135 of the Electricity Act 2003. Mr.Naik appears for applicant and submits that after the FIR was lodged, the applicant has approached the concerned authorities and requested that the offence be compounded. Under the scheme of Electricity Act the offence is compoundable. The applicant has paid the 2 amount as evidenced by the letter dated 30th December 2009 addressed by the Electricity Company and signed by its Divisional Engineer (Vigilance) Department. 2] In the light of the fact that the offence alleged is punishable under the Electricity Act and which is compoundable so also the applicant having paid the compounding charges and the dues to BEST, in the facts peculiar to this case, the subject FIR can be quashed. Accordingly, the application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J)