1. Manganlal Chunilal Bogawat is carrying on business In Ahmednagar as a tailor. The town of Ahmednagar is served by the Ahmednagar Electric Supply Co. Ltd., by supplying electric energy for lighting purposes and for motive power for mechanical and other uses: The Ahmednagar Electric Supply Co. Ltd., has its head office to Bombay and has a local Manager stationed in Ahmednagar.

The Company supplies electric energy to consumers for lighting purposes as well as for motive power for other uses. The accused Bogawat had obtained two separate connections in his shop with the service of the Company. One was a connection for lighting purposes and the other was for use as motive power and heating.

On 8-1-1953, two employees of the Company, Pardeshi and Bhingardive went to the shop of Bogawat at about 7-15 p.m. and checked the two meters which were fixed one above the other, one for the lighting circuit and the other for the motive power circuit. They noticed, that all the lights in the shop were on. The meter for lighting service was not in motion and the main switch for lighting service was on the off position. They also noticed that the meter for the motive, power service was in mo