GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT vs Vala Kana Karthiya — 19/2026

Summary of Case 19/2026 The National Lok Adalat court in Khambhaliya dismissed criminal charges against the respondent Vala Kana Karthiya under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, finding that the accused had paid the outstanding electricity bills and compounding charges to the electricity company during investigation. The court held that since the first offense under Section 152 of the Act had been compounded and the accused had made full restitution, prosecution under Section 135 could not proceed, and the accused was acquitted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.