IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.334 of 2011 1. Sanoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar S/o Late Meghnath Prasad 2. Manoj Kumar S/o Shri Naresh Pandit. 3. Pappu Pandit S/o Shri Jawahar Pandit All are residents of Village Chhoti Pahari, P.S. Agam Kuan, District-Patna. ---Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Secretary, Energy Department. 2. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through its Secretary. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 30.6.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Board as also the State. After some arguments, Mr. Harish Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the writ application to enable the petitioners to approach the authority concerned for compounding of the offence in terms of the provisions contained in section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Board submits that the petitioners ought not to have preferred this writ petition since the allegations are specific. However, in case the petitioners approach the authority concerned for compounding of the offences, the same would be considered in accordance with law. Considering the submissions of the parties, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the authority concerned for compounding of the offences. In case such written request/application is made within a period of two - 2 - weeks, the same would be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks thereafter. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)