IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2739 of 2011 AMIT KUMAR SINGH son of Raj Kishore Singh Resident of Mohalla Raj Hata, vinodpur, P.s. Katihar Town, dist-Katihar. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Bihar State Electricity Board through the Addl Asstt. Electrical Engineer (Supply) South Section, Katihar. ----------- 3. 30.03.2011 Heard the parties. The Court cannot set aside the order directing framing of charge merely because the petitioner was intending to compound the offences under which he is tried in G.R. Case No. 1982 of 2008 by Mr. A. V. Singh, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Katihar. There is a provision in the Electricity Act. If the petitioner files a written offer in the Court below making over a copy of the same to the counsel of the Bihar State Electricity Board, Supply Division, Katihar, the Electricity Board shall consider the offer and ensure that the trial ends by compounding the offences. Mr. Vinay Kriti Singh learned counsel appearing for the Bihar State Electricity Board has agreed to the proposal of the petitioner during the course of the hearing and in that light this petition is disposed of without interfering with the order refusing to discharge the petitioner. It may be pointed out that as soon as the petition for compounding the offence is filed by the petitioner the lower Court shall ensure that the counsel of the Board appears before it 2 and a due deliberation is taken up and a final compounding order is passed in the wisdom of the Court. After having dictated the above order Mr. Singh learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Electricity Board has submitted that if the petitioner deposits yet another sum of Rs. 4,000/- in the office of the Electricity Board, the Board shall compound the offences. I direct the Court below that if a receipt issued by the Board’s office showing a deposit of Rs. 4,000/-is filed by the petitioner then he shall close the present case declaring it as compounded. Anand Kr. /Prakash ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)