MUKESH CHAND v. THE STATE (NCT) OF DELHI

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL  APPEAL Nos.469­470 OF 2019 (Arising out of S.L.P.(Crl.) Nos.227­228 of 2019)

Mukesh Chand  ….Appellant(s)

VERSUS

The State(NCT) of Delhi  & Anr.       ….Respondent(s)

J U D G M E N T

Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These   appeals   are   directed   against   the   final

judgment   and  order  dated  10.12.2018  passed  by

the High Court  of  Delhi  at  New Delhi   in Crl.M.A.

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No.49292/2018 in Crl.M.C. No.2757/2018 whereby

the High Court  dismissed  the application  filed by

the appellant herein.

3. A few facts need mention hereinbelow for the

disposal   of   these   appeals,   which   involve   a   short

point.

4. The  appellant  was  a  consumer  of   electricity.

He,   therefore,   obtained   one   electricity   connection

from     respondent  No.   2   ­   BSES   Rajdhani   Power

Limited(hereinafter   referred   to   as   “BSES”)   for   his

business premises.

5. Respondent   No.   2­BSES   sent   a   bill   to   the

appellant for consumption of electricity to the tune

of   Rs.   3,54,598.21   on   22.09.2014.   According   to

BSES,   the   appellant   had   committed   theft   of

electricity   and   on   it   being   detected,   the   bill   in

questio...