NAFR Digitally signed INDRAJEET b S y A H IN U DRAJEET HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR SAHU Date: 2026.03.09 17:19:01 +0530 ACQA No. 374 of 2024

1 - Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited Through Its Office In Charge Awadh Raj Singh S/o S.R. Singh, Aged About 62 Years, Executive City Division (West) Bhilai, Durg C.G.

... Appellant versus

1 - Ajay Meshram S/o Ramarao Mehsram, Aged About 31 Years R/o Contractor Colony, Supela, PS Supela, District Durg C.G.

... Respondent(s)

For Appellant : Shri Anurup Panda, Advocate.

For Respondent : Shri Avinash Chand Sahu, Advocate.

Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Judgment on Board

03.03.2026

1. The present Acquittal Appeal has been filed by the complainant against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 29.04.2019 passed by the Special Judge (Electricity Act) Durg, in Special Criminal (Electricity) Case No.937 of 2013, whereby the respondent-accused has been acquitted from the offence under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (in short, The Act, 2003).

2. Brief facts of the case are that, on 09.06.2011 a team of search party consists of the officers of Electricity Department inspected and conducted a raid in the h