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Supreme Court Quashes FIR After Lok Adalat Settlement in Electricity Theft Case: Saleem Ahmed vs. State & Anr. (2019) INSC 738 (19 August 2019)

August 19, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 135, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 152, Electricity Theft, Finality of Lok Adalat Settlement, Judges, Lok Adalat, Quashing of FIR, R. Subhash Reddy, Settlement in Lok Adalat

Supreme Court Quashes FIR After Lok Adalat Settlement in Electricity Theft Case Date of the Judgment: 19 August 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 738 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a criminal case be pursued after a settlement has been reached in Lok Adalat? The Supreme Court of India addressed this important […]

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Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case for Review Under Section 152 of Electricity Act: Mukesh Chand vs. State (NCT) of Delhi (2019)

Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case for Review Under Section 152 of Electricity Act: Mukesh Chand vs. State (NCT) of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a settlement in Lok Adalat for electricity theft can bypass the requirements of Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003 regarding compounding of offences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Electricity Law