ANANDRAO MADHAVRAO SHINDE vs MAHARASHTRA STATE ELEC.DIST. CO. LTD. — Crl.A. No. 1957/2012

Summary: Crl.A. No. 001957/2012 — Anandrao Madhavrao Shinde v. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's compounding plea under Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003, conditionally. The appellant was convicted under Section 135 for an electricity offense and sentenced to three months imprisonment and Rs. 500 fine. The Court permitted compounding only if the appellant paid Rs. 1,00,000 (five times the standard compounding fee) within eight weeks; failure to do so would result in dismissal of the appeal and execution of the original sentence. The Court discouraged late-stage compounding but exercised discretion given the circumstances. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.