Press Release
Power
Theft: In separate cases,
In separate cases, Special Court of
Electricity, Patparganj has sent two ‘makan
maliks’, accused of power theft to jail. While Rashid – owner of nine flats
in Rang Mahal in Darya Ganj and a habitual power thief had been caught stealing
and illegally distributing 41 KW for domestic purposes, Rajender Kumar Malhotra
– owner of a large premise in Tank Road – along with his tenants was caught stealing
18 KW of electricity for industrial purposes.
All the accused have now been given bail, but
only after spending a few days in jail or by paying surety amounts of Rs 50,000
each. Moreover, the Court has also refused to dismiss their pleas for
dismissing the respective cases.
Case of Rashid - Owner of 9 flats in ‘Rang Mahal’, Daryaganj – arrested
for stealing electricity for 2nd time
- Bail application, citing
his track record, rejected in his first attempt
- In Dec 07, caught
stealing 41 KW electricity and
distributing it to his tenants, penalised Rs 6.7 lakh
- Earlier caught in May
2006 stealing 51.5 KW, penalised Rs 9.9 lakh
- Next hearing for the May
2006 case scheduled for
Rashid, owner of 9 flats in ‘Rang Mahal’,
Daryaganj and a habitual power thief was arrested and sent to Judicial custody for
stealing electricity by the
Incidentally, this was the second time Rashid
had been caught stealing electricity. An earlier raid in May 2006, had found
him stealing 51.5 KW of electricity. Investigations at the time revealed that
he had never applied for an electricity connection. A penalty of Rs 9.9 lakh
was imposed on him. After the accused failed to deposit the penalty amount
within the stipulated time, a case was filed in the
A noteworthy aspect about this case is that
the accused, even after being caught in 2006, chose to continue stealing
electricity, rather than take a legal connection.
Case of Rajender Kr Malhotra & tenants – arrested for stealing 18 KW
of electricity for industrial purposes
- Rajender Kumar Malhotra
had rented his premises without any electricity connection
- Premises was being used
for running an clothes stitching and ironing unit, penalized Rs 10.53 L
- Cheque of Rs 3.5 lakh
towards part penalty payment made by him was dishonoured
- His bail in the first
attempt was rejected
- His tenants were released
on bail after paying a surety
amount of Rs 50,000 each
Rajender Kumar Malhotra, owner of E –
A BYPL enforcement raid in January 2007, had
found the three stealing 18 KW of electricity for industrial purposes. The
stolen electricity was used for running a factory for stitching and ironing of
clothes. Investigations into the case revealed that Rajinder Kumar Malhotra had
rented out his premises to Vinod and Kailash for running an industrial unit, without
any electricity connection. Moreover, Malhotra used to regularly charge rent
from his tenants for both the premise as well as for electricity.
According to provisions of the Indian
Electricity Act 2002, a penalty bill of Rs 10.53 lakh was raised on the accused.
Rajinder Kumar Malhotra – owner of the premises – even paid Rs 3.5 lakh as part
payment. But, later the cheque given by him was dishonoured by the bank for lack
of sufficient funds. Subsequently, BSES filed a case in the
Like in Rashid’s case (above), it is pertinent
to mention that in this case too, the accused was grated bail, only in his second
attempt. Rejecting his bail application, the Court order read, “Accused Rajender Kumar Malhotra is charging
the rent at a high rate not for the premises alone but for the electricity
which was being consumed after committing theft…….In the circumstances,
application for grant of bail in respect of accused Rajender Kumar Malhotra is
dismissed”.
BSES, Delhi’s premier power distribution
company, is committed to ensuring quality and reliable electricity supply to
all its consumers.
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