Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1206 · Decided 8 October 2025
Mahaveer v. State of Maharashtra and Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1206 · [2025] 10 S.C.R. 381
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2154/2011
- Decided
- 8 October 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Electricity Act Section 39, 44
Headnote
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. Electricity Act, 1910 - ss.39 and 44 - Theft of energy - Penalty for interference with meters or licensee's works, and for improper use of energy - Conviction of the appellant-director of the company for the offence
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