Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna
Order Date: 05-11-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Bireendra Narayan Mishra (also known as Bireendra Kumar Mishra), Raj Narayan Mishra, and Arvind Kumar Mishra, residents of Buxar and Patna districts, filed an application to quash the order dated 26‑April‑2019 passed by the Presiding Officer, Special Court, PESU Area, Patna, in Special Case No. 454 of 2013 arising out of Alamganj Police Station Case No. 157 of 2004.
- Opposite Party: Bihar State Power Holding Company, represented by the Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Sub‑Division, Gulzarbag, Patna.
- The petitioners asserted that they had paid Rs 1,36,808 to the electricity department and were prepared to compound the offence under Section 152 of the Indian Electricity Act.
- The electricity department raised no objection to the petitioners’ compounding offer.
Final Outcome
- The Court disposed of the application, granting the petitioners liberty to approach the opposite party for compounding within four weeks from the order date.
- The opposite party is directed to pass an order on the compounding application within four weeks of its filing.
- The petitioners shall not be arrested in connection with Special Case No. 454 of 2013 for a period of ten weeks from the order date.
- The application is hereby dismissed.
Topics: Compounding, Electricity Law, Court Order