IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA

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ON THE 16 OF DECEMBER, 2025 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 51119 of 2021 SAMLIYA KUSHWAH Versus THE M.P.M.K.V.V.C. CO. LTD. AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Jai Prakash Kushwah - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Rajendra Bhargava- Advocate for the respondents No. 1 and 2.

ORDER The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. for quashing the private complaint ST 660/2021 and order dated 06.04.2021 whereby the cognizance has been taken by the learned Special Court of Electricity Act Karera, District Shivpuri.

The brief facts of the case are that the respondent/Engineer in the respondent Department filed a complained under Section 135 of the Electricity Act alleging that on 30/9/20, during a checking of electricity theft in Okhla, Gram Samaliya, conducted by Junior Engineer Manendra Singh and Lineman Yogendra Mishra, it was found that the accused was stealing electricity by using a 5 horsepower irrigation connection in water tanker for commercial purposes, causing a loss to the electricity department. A spot inspection report was prepared. The accused was stealing electricity by using