In Brief
An electricity consumer agreed to settle a theft of electricity dispute with BSES through the Lok Adalat, paying the agreed sum. He sought to quash the FIR filed by BSES against him under the Electricity Act. The High Court rejected his petition. The Supreme Court allowed his appeal, finding that the High Court failed to examine whether the offence could be compounded under Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The Court remanded the case to the High Court to reconsider the petition with proper regard to the statutory compounding provisions.
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