Bombay High Court Quashes IPC Offences in Electricity Theft Case After Compounding Under Section 135 of Electricity Act, 2003 — Dual Prosecution for Same Acts Not Permissible. The court held that once the offence under the special enactment (Electricity Act) is compounded, the IPC offences based on the same acts cannot be prosecuted, as the Electricity Act is a complete code and the compounding amounts to an election by the complainant.
9 Feb 2018The applicant, Syed Yaqoob Syed Masood, a Taluka Agriculture Officer, filed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 0273/...




