Paschim Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. vs DIGVIJAYSINH LADHUBHA JADEJA Advocate - C K NATHWANI — 223/2022

Case under Electricity Act, 2003 Section 135. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION on 29th May 2026.

Case disposed

ELEC - SPECIAL CASE - ELECTRICITY

CNR: GJJM010022292022

Filing Number

223/2022

Filing Date

27-Jun-2022

Registration No

223/2022

Registration Date

27-Jun-2022

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT JANMAGAR

Judge

1-Principal District & Sessions Judge

Decision Date

29-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

179

Police Station

GUVNL POLICE STATION - JAMNAGAR DISTRICT

Year

2022

Acts & Sections

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 135

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Paschim Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd.

    Adv. D R TRIVEDI, R K VASIYAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DIGVIJAYSINH LADHUBHA JADEJA Advocate - C K NATHWANI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-May-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: Paschim Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. v. Digvijaysinh Ladhubha Jadeja Court: Special (Electricity) Court, Jamnagar Case No: 223/2022 Judgment Date: 29 May 2026 The court convicted the accused, Digvijaysinh Ladhubha Jadeja, under the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 for illegally tapping high-voltage power lines and stealing approximately Rs. 9,48,484.47 worth of electricity from a PGVCL transformer. The accused was sentenced to two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 28,50,000, and alternately six months additional imprisonment if fine remains unpaid. The court also directed recovery of Rs. 9,50,000 as electricity theft compensation under the relevant statute. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 29-May-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  4. 21-May-2026

    Final Arguments

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  5. 24-Apr-2026

    Final Arguments

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  6. 15-Apr-2026

    Further Statement

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  7. 06-Apr-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  8. 16-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  9. 06-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  10. 21-Feb-2026

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  11. 18-Feb-2026

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  12. 02-Feb-2026

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  13. 20-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  14. 09-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  15. 24-Dec-2025

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  16. 19-Dec-2025

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  17. 21-Nov-2025

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  18. 18-Oct-2025

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  19. 26-Sep-2025

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  20. 10-Sep-2025

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  21. 06-Sep-2025

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  22. 02-Aug-2025

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  23. 19-Jul-2025

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  24. 12-Jun-2025

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  25. 31-May-2025

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  26. 16-May-2025

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  27. 23-Apr-2025

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  28. 19-Apr-2025

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  29. 07-Apr-2025

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  30. 01-Apr-2025

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  31. 19-Mar-2025

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  32. 05-Feb-2025

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  33. 27-Dec-2024

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  34. 07-Dec-2024

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  35. 27-Nov-2024

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  36. 18-Oct-2024

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  37. 13-Sep-2024

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  38. 16-Aug-2024

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  39. 08-Jul-2024

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  40. 07-Jun-2024

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  41. 03-May-2024

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  42. 05-Apr-2024

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  43. 15-Mar-2024

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  44. 20-Feb-2024

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  45. 02-Feb-2024

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  46. 05-Jan-2024

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  47. 15-Dec-2023

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  48. 10-Nov-2023

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  49. 13-Oct-2023

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  50. 22-Sep-2023

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  51. 01-Sep-2023

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  52. 08-Aug-2023

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  53. 21-Jul-2023

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  54. 07-Jul-2023

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  55. 23-Jun-2023

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  56. 06-Jun-2023

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  57. 17-May-2023

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  58. 01-Apr-2023

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  59. 20-Feb-2023

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  60. 27-Dec-2022

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  61. 03-Dec-2022

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  62. 19-Nov-2022

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  63. 17-Oct-2022

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  64. 01-Oct-2022

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  65. 26-Aug-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  66. 25-Jul-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  67. 01-Jul-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  68. 27-Jun-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 223/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Paschim Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. v. Digvijaysinh Ladhubha Jadeja Court: Special (Electricity) Court, Jamnagar Case No: 223/2022 Judgment Date: 29 May 2026 The court convicted the accused, Digvijaysinh Ladhubha Jadeja, under the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 for illegally tapping high-voltage power lines and stealing approximately Rs. 9,48,484.47 worth of electricity from a PGVCL transformer. The accused was sentenced to two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 28,50,000, and alternately six months additional imprisonment if fine remains unpaid. The court also directed recovery of Rs. 9,50,000 as electricity theft compensation under the relevant statute. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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