State of West Bengal vs Bana Bihari Das — 255/2025

Case under Electricity Act Section 135(1)(b). Disposed: Uncontested--CONVICTED on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

Electricity Act

CNR: WBEM010010762025

e-Filing Number

07-03-2025

Filing Number

658/2025

Filing Date

07-Mar-2025

Registration No

255/2025

Registration Date

07-Mar-2025

Court

District and Sessions Judge, Tamluk

Judge

2-ADJ I

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--CONVICTED

Last updated 27-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

117

Police Station

PURBA MEDINIPUR EGRA

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Electricity Act Section 135(1)(b)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Bana Bihari Das

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

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    Case Summary: State of West Bengal v. Bana Bihari Das (255/2025) Bana Bihari Das was convicted under Section 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for illegally consuming electricity through direct hooking from a power line at his domestic premises on 12.02.2025, causing revenue loss to WBSEDCL. The accused pleaded guilty voluntarily, and the court accepted his plea. The court sentenced him to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000 and suffer simple imprisonment for 20 days under Section 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003, as amended in 2007. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    ADJ I

  4. 12-Mar-2026

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  5. 12-Mar-2026

    Put Up

    ADJ I

  6. 07-Mar-2025

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  7. 07-Mar-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 07-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 255/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of West Bengal v. Bana Bihari Das (255/2025) Bana Bihari Das was convicted under Section 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for illegally consuming electricity through direct hooking from a power line at his domestic premises on 12.02.2025, causing revenue loss to WBSEDCL. The accused pleaded guilty voluntarily, and the court accepted his plea. The court sentenced him to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000 and suffer simple imprisonment for 20 days under Section 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003, as amended in 2007. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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