IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2117 of 2010 UPENDRA SINGH @ KUMAR UPENDRA SINGH, SON OF RAMAGYA SINGH, RESIDENT OF WATER BOARD RESIDENTIAL PREMISES, PANI TANKI MOD, NEW P.C. COLONEY, P.S. SRIKRISHNAPURI, DISTT. PATNA. -------- PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. BRAJ KISHORE PRASAD SINGH, ASSISTANT ELECTRICITY ENGINEER, SUB-DIVISION – PATLIPUTRA, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & POST AJIJPUR, P.S. SARAIYA, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR. -------- OPPOSTIE PARTIES ----------- 3. 26.08.2010 Heard the parties. By an order dated 13.5.2010, the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board was directed to take instruction in the matter since the petitioner was ready for compounding of the offence which had been instituted under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act in connection with Sri Krishnapuri P.S. Case No. 46 of 2005 pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna. Unfortunately, the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board is not present here and the petitioner still undertakes to appear before the Compounding Board for further action in the matter. In view of such, the application is allowed subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear before the Compounding Board within a period of two months and file a certificate in this regard before the court below. In case, a certificate about compounding the offence is filed before the 2 court below, the further proceedings in Sri Krishnapuri P.S. Case No. 46 of 2005 in which cognizance has been taken on 25.4.2006 pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna, shall stand quashed. S.Ali ( Anjana Prakash, J.)