IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. W.J.C. No.286 of 2010 HARI PRASAD, son of Chhote Prasad, resident of Govindpur, P.S. Fatuha, Distt.-Patna A/P Mahrajganj, Jalla Road, P.S. Alamganj, District-Patna. ---Petitioner Versus 1. BIHAR STATE ELECTRICIYT BOARD, Patna represented through its Managing Director, Mangles Road, Patna. 2. Managing Director-Cum-Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Mangles Road, Patna. 3. General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board (PESU Area), Patna. 4. Superintending Engineer, Electricity Supply Division, Gulzar Bagh, Patna City. 5. Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Gulzarbagh, Patna City. 6. Sri Kiran Kumar, Assistant Electrical Engineer, Meena Bazar Sub-Division, Patna City. son of Sukhar Mahton, resident of Desari, P.S. Bibhutipur, District. Samastipur. ---Respondents ----------- 3. 10.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-Board. The prayer of the petitioner is for quashing the F.I.R. vide Alamganj P.S. Case No.138 of 2009 registered for the offences under section 135/136 of the Indian Electricity Act. It is submitted that a sum of Rs.35,000/- was assessed by the respondent-Board on account of the loss of revenue caused to the Board for stealing the electrical energy by illegal means by the petitioner, as alleged in the First Information Report. Learned counsel submits that under the law, it is open for the petitioner to compound the offence. Learned counsel for the respondent-Board submits that in case the petitioner makes an application for compounding the - 2 - offence, it goes without saying that the respondent-Board would take positive stand in the matter. Considering the submissions of the parties, no interference is called for in the matter. The writ application stands disposed of. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)