The District Court pronounced a verdict of six months imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 45,670, the three times amount of the financial benefit on Munawwar son of Ghani, a resident of Kammu ka Bagh in the case of power theft under the Chandbad zone of Bhopal City Circle of the Madhya Ksehtra Vidyut Vitran Company.
It may be mentioned that the Inspection team of the power company had registered a case under section 135 of the Electricity Act 2003 when the accused Munawar was caught stealing electricity by connecting direct wires from the LT line on August 31, 2016. The case was presented by the company before the District Court Special Judge Electricity Act.