Section 96(1)(a) in The Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Act, 2010
(a)cuts or removes or takes away or transfers any electric line material or meter from a tower, pole, any other installation or place of installation or any other place, or site where it may be rightfully or lawfully stored, deposited, kept, stocked, situated or located including during transportation, without the consent of the licensee or the owner, as the case may be, whether or not the act is done for profit or gain ; or