electricity theft

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“Section 154(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003 gives exclusive jurisdiction to the Special Court to determine civil liability in electricity theft cases.”

Delhi High Court
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“Even assuming the recorded consumption to be lesser than the average computed consumption of electricity, it can at best raise a doubt against the respondent; it cannot act as a proof beyond reasonable doubt to hold that the respondent has dishonestly tampered with the meter.”