IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR VANI th ON THE 8 OF FEBRUARY, 2024 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 688 of 2009 BETWEEN:-

LAKHAN SINGH THAKUR S/O DEVI SINGH THAKUR, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O VILL.GORA KHAS PS. KHARGAPUR, DISTRICT TIKAMGARH (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....APPELLANT (BY MS. SEEMA SAHU - ADVOCATE AS AMICUS CURIAE)

AND M.P. POORVA KHESTRA VIDYUT VITRAN COMPANY TIKAMGARH, DISTRICT TIKAMGARH (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....RESPONDENT (BY SHRI MANISH MUKHRAIYA - PANEL LAWYER)

This appeal coming on for hearing this day, the court passed the following:

J U D G E M E N T

By the present appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the appellant has challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by learned Special Judge Electricity Act, Tikamgarh in Special Case No.282/2006 whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 135(1)(A) of Electricity Act, 2003 and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 3 months with fine of 34,152/-, and in default, to further undergo RI for three-months.

2. As none appeared on behalf of the appellant, Ms. Seema Sahu, Advocate, who is present in the Court, has been requested to assist the C