IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36475 of 2008 Sanjay Kumar Upadhaya, son of Late Kali Upadhaya, Proprietor Gomti Drums, Laxmi Market, Beni Madhav Lane, Govind Mitra Road, PS Pirbahore, Patna – Petitioenr. Versus State Of Bihar Through the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. ----------- 2 18.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This application has been filed for quashing the order, dated 7.2.2007 passed in Pirbahore PS Case No. 360/2006 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna by which cognizance for the offence alleged to have been committed under section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 has been taken. The First Information Report was instituted on 12.12.2006 alleging that the petitioner has caused loss of Rs. 16,500/- to the Bihar State Electricity Board. On the day on which the First Information Report was instituted, the petitioner deposited the said amount i.e. Rs. 16,500/-. Counsel for the Electricity Board submits that the petitioner would be liable to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- for compounding the offence. Accordingly this court grants liberty to the petitioner to make such payment. Once such payment is made, the offence alleged would stand compounded. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)