1. The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”] (corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [“CrPC”]) seeking quashing of FIR No. 270/2019 dated 31.08.2019, registered at Police Station Gandhi Nagar, District Shahdara, Delhi, under Sections 135/138/ 150 of the Electricity Act, 2003, [“Electricity Act”] and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the ground of settlement.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that an inspection was conducted on 12.06.2019 by a team of BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. [“BSES”], at premises IX/5249, Old Seelampur, Shahdara, Delhi. During inspection, the accused persons were allegedly found indulging in direct theft of electricity by illegally tapping the service cable, despite a meter being installed at the site. The connected load of 9.040 KW was found being used for non-domestic purposes through unauthorized means. It is alleged that accused Karamveer and Nazar Mohd. were committing theft, while the petitioner, being the registered consumer, abetted the offence. A complaint was lodged on 31.07.2019 on the basis of which the subject FIR was regis