IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. W.J.C. No.1230 of 2010 NARESH RAI, son of Shyamdev Rai, Village Radhanagar, P.S.-Musahari, District-Muzaffarpur. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Officer-in-Charge, Musahari, P.S- .Muzaffarpur. 4. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, East, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Junior Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, East, Muzaffarpur. ---Respondents ----------- 5. 11.4.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent- Board stating, inter alia, the other relevant provisions with respect to the compounding of offences. Mr. K.N. Diwakar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner proposes to file an application for compounding of the offences as provided under the relevant provisions of the Act. Considering the submissions of the parties, as submitted by the petitioner, the application giving his full address for communication shall be filed before the concerned Electrical Executive Engineer of the Board within a period of four weeks with all requisites requirements as required under the relevant law of compounding, including the required payment. The application so filed by the petitioner would be considered and disposed of in accordance with law by the concerned Electrical Executive Engineer of the Board within a period of two weeks. The order passed on the - 2 - said application shall be communicated to the petitioner. It goes without saying that the petitioner will be co-operating with the authority. Till the date of disposal of the application for compounding of offences and one week thereafter, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)