Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Acquittal in Electricity Theft Case — Tampered Meter and Slow Running Constitute Offences Under Sections 135 and 138 of Electricity Act, 2003. Court holds that tampering of meter seals and internal mechanism, coupled with slow running of meter by 88%, establishes dishonest abstraction of energy.
29 Feb 2012The appeal was filed by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) against the judgment of the Sessions Judge, Beed, acquitting the ...
