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Maharaj Singh – caught stealing power for the second time
Remanded to Judicial Custody for 14 days
- Habitual power thief remanded to Judicial Custody for 14 days
- On September 11, 2007, the accused was caught stealing 1.89 KW of electricity – penalised around Rs 20,000
- Last year too, the accused was caught stealing around 7 KW of electricity – penalised around Rs 2.1 lakh
In a significant judgment – the Special Court of Electricity has remanded Maharaj Singh, a resident of Aradhak Nagar, Seemapuri and a habitual power thief to 14 days of judicial custody.
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Meanwhile, even when the Special Court of Electricity is yet to give its verdict in the case, on 11 September, 2007, Maharaj Singh was caught stealing electricity by a BSES Enforcement Team – for the second time in about a year.
In an inspection carried out at his residence, Maharaj Singh was caught stealing 1.86 KW of electricity by directly hooking from the nearby BSES LV Mains. A penalty of Rs 19,221 was slapped on him. When the accused failed to deposit the same within a stipulated time frame, BSES lodged a FIR (No 571/2007) at the Seemapuri Police Station. Subsequently the accused was arrested and produced before the Special Court.
According to a BSES official, “So far BSES discoms have filed over 6500 case in the three Special Courts in their area and have sent over 215 power thieves to jail – spending a cumulative of over 2400 mandays in jail”
BSES, Delhi’s premier power distribution company, is committed to ensuring quality and reliable electricity supply to all its consumers.
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