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Mahaveer v. State of Maharashtra and Anr

Electricity Act, 1910 – ss.39 and 44 – Theft of energy

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
8 Oct 2025
Citation
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 381
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2154/2011
Bench
Sanjay Karol, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the acquittal of the appellant-director of the company was correctly reversed by the High Court and whether his conviction u/ss.39 and 44 of the Electricity Act, 1910 for committing theft of energy and for interference with meters or licensee’s use of energy, sustainable.

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