THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 26926 OF 2007 Dated 23rd June, 2010 Between: Erukalla Ramesh …Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh and four others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri D.V.Nagarjuna Babu Counsel for respondents 1 to 4: Sri O.Manohar Reddy Counsel for respondent No.5 : AGP for Home The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in collecting part compounding fee of Rs.4,00,000/- from the petitioner in connection with Crime No.2183 of 2007 on the file of Vigilance and APTS Police Station, Karimnagar, registered for the offences under Sections 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act, 2003 as illegal. Today, this Court has dismissed Writ Petition No.21531 of 2007 filed by the petitioner herein questioning initiation of prosecution against him in Crime No.2183 of 2007. In view of dismissal of that writ petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner may be given liberty to choose either to compound the offence or face the prosecution. This contention of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.35177 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 23rd June, 2010 vrn