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Section 150 in The Electricity Act, 2003 [Entire Act]
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section 106 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Entire Act]
Section 313 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
State Rep. By Inspector Of Police & Ors vs N.M.T. Joy Immaculate on 5 May, 2004
7. "I consider that even if the inspection was not a valid
inspection, complainant had a right to prove theft of
electricity done by the appellant irrespective of the status
of inspection. The invalid inspection does not make theft of
electricity as a noncrime. Theft of electricity remains a
crime irrespective of fact that inspection is valid or not.
Supreme Court in State & Ors. v. N. M. T. Joy Immaculate
2004(5) SCC 729 observed that admissibility or otherwise
of a piece of evidence has to be judged having regard to the
provisions of the Evidence Act. Neither Evidence Act nor
Cr.P.C. or any other law excludes relevant evidence on the
ground that it was obtained under an illegal search or
seizure. I, therefore, consider that even if the inspection
was not conducted by an Officer as designated under the
notification date 31st March, 2004, the members of the
inspection team, who had visited the site and found that
electricity being stolen are competent witnesses to depose
in the Court about the theft of electricity and the manner in
which electricity was being stolen....."
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