Sections 378 and 379 IPC deal with the theft of movable property. Electricity is energy and not property. There is no provision in the IPC to prosecute any person for committing theft of electricity. Therefore the provisions of Electricity Act are enacted to take various offences relating to electricity.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY (AURANGABAD BENCH)
Criminal Application No. 4415 of 2017
Decided On: 09.02.2018
Syed Yaqoob Syed Masood Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
S.S. Shinde and A.M. Dhavale, JJ.
