Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379 -- Theft of electricity - FIR lodged - Penalty imposed and realised - FIR sought to be quashed - Board circular that if offender comes forward voluntarily to settle and make payment of the amount of compensation and makes payment FIR will be withdrawn - - Offences are such that it cannot be compounded..........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379 -- Offence u/s 39 - To constitute an offence under the provision it is necessary to prove dishonest intention and that some artificial means or means not authorised by the licencee exists for the abstraction, consumption or use of energy by the consumer...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39 -- Seals of meter found to be broken and tampered with - No offence u/s 39 is made out in the absence of proof of dishonest intention and that some artificial means or means not authorised by the licencee exists or the abstraction, consumption or use of energy by the consumer...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Charge framed u/s 39 Electricity Act - Tampering of meter - No allegation that any artificial means has been used for abstraction of the electricity by the petitioner for consumption and use - FIR quashed...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 24 -- Registered consumer permitting third party to use electricity from his connection - Default in payment of dues - It is registered consumer who is liable to pay - Action cannot be taken by Board against third party - No privity of contract exists between Board and third party...........
Electricity bill -- Respondent issuing an accumulated bill for four months instead of a monthly bill - District Forum referring the 'bill amount' dispute to Chief Electricity Inspector (CEI) - Report of CEI to be binding upon the parties - If complainant was not satisfied with the reliefs granted by the CEI, then he could have availed the appellate remedy under the Indian..........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379 -- Electricity - Theft - Accused paying compensation assessed by Authority as per policy decision - FIR quashed...........
Rent and Eviction -- Rent - Amount deposited in excess under one head can be adjusted towards the shortfall of an amount under any other head - In the instant case electricity charges deposited when there was no such requirement - Failure to deposit fee of lawyer - Amount of electricity can be adjusted or treated as against lawyer's fee - Minor deficiency of Rs.17/- only..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3 -- Electricity Bill - Interest on payment of excessive bill - Deficiency in service - The agreement itself provides for settlement of the dispute - The petitioner availing of the remedy - The petitioner cannot approach the Forum complaining deficiency in service - District Forum is not an Appellate authority over the..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),r,w, 21, Electricity Act, 1910, Section 26(6) -- Deficiency in service - Electricity bill - Faulty meter - One phase was not giving reading on the meter - Held that the supplementary bill could be raised by the Respondent-Electricity Board only after obtaining a report from the Electrical Inspector, if that happens to be..........
