IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2791 of 2009 Date of decision : 29.10.2009 Neeraj Arora .....Petitioner Versus Sanjiv Sharma and another ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr.Sandeep Khungar, Advocate for the petitioner. S. D. ANAND, J. The complaint filed by the petitioner against respondent/accused ( in respect of offences under Sections 379, 427, 447, 448, 34 IPC) was forwarded by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class to the police under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. On the conclusion of the investigation, the challan was filed. Respondents-accused were charged under Section 39 of the Indian Electricity Act on 30.5.2005. It was in the year 2007, only that the petitioner filed a plea before the learned Court for alteration of the charge. The plea raised was that a charge under Section 379 IPC should be framed. The challenge is inordinately delayed. The prosecution has already made substantial progress. There is a noticeable amount of similarity as between offence under Section 39 of the Indian Electricity Act and Section 379 IPC. I do not find it to be a fit case for interference. Dismissed. October 29, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter: Yes/No