IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.3357 of 2010 AVINASH KUMAR son of Tulsi Das Mehta, Resident of village- Mahua, Mukundpur, P.S. Mahua, District- Vaishali ….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR & 2. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply, Sub-Division, Hajipur …Opposite Parties ----------- 3/ 03.09.2010 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 29.1.2009 passed in Tr. No.2657 of 2009 arising out of Hajipur Town (Industrial Area) P.S. case no.243 of 2008, by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Hajipur, by which he has taken cognizance under sections 379, 405, 406, 415, 420 Indian Penal Code read with sections 135, 138, 139, and 140 of the Indian Electricity Act, as well the revisional order dated 11.5.2009 passed in Cr. Revision No.77 of 2009 by the Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur, by which he has declined to interfere in the matter. By order dated 19.2.2010, the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board was noticed since it had been asserted by the petitioner that all dues have been paid to the Bihar State Electricity Board. Counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board appears and states that even after all dues has been paid, the compounding fee has not been paid as yet and, therefore, the case may not be quashed. In view of such, this application is being disposed of with observation that as and when the petitioner appears before the Compounding Board and if the matter is compounded, the petitioner - 2 - shall file a certificate before the court below. If any certificate is filed before the court below that the matter has been compounded, the case shall stand quashed. The application stands disposed of. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)