IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-31680 of 2008 Date of decision : 13.07.2009 Raghu Nandan Lal ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.K. Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rattan Brar, AAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed this petition on the ground that he has deposited the compounding amount and thus proceedings against him cannot continue under the Electricity Act, 2003. He has placed reliance on Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003 in support of his contention. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand has submitted that total compounding amount is Rs. 23,932/- and the petitioner has only deposited Rs. 15,932/-. According to the counsel, an amount of Rs. 8000/- still remains to be deposited by the petitioner. In view of the fact that disputed questions of fact are involved in this case and the same cannot be gone into inherent jurisdiction of this Court. The question whether the petitioner has deposited the entire compounding amount can be decided by the trial court on the basis of evidence. Under the circumstances, I find no merit in the petition and the Crl. Misc No. M-31680 of 2008 -2- same is hereby dismissed. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise all his pleas before the trial court. 13.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE