GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT vs Rafik Mamadbhai Ghavda — 25/2026

Case Summary: Government of Gujarat v. Rafik Mamadbhai Ghavda (25/2026) The National Lok Adalat court ordered the discharge of the respondent, Rafik Mamadbhai Ghavda, from charges under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The court found that while the respondent had deposited the electricity bill amount and compounding charges with the authorized electricity company official during investigation, a first information report was subsequently filed under Section 152 of the Act. The court determined that since the compounding conditions were satisfied, the FIR should be quashed and the respondent discharged from all charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.