IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIMANSHU JOSHI

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ON THE 8 OF DECEMBER, 2025 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 9071 of 2013 M.P.POORVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITRAN CO.LTD Versus BAIJNATH KUSHWAHA Appearance:

Shri Pradeep Kumar Dwivedi - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Vidya Prasad - Advocate for respondent.

ORDER The present petition under Section 378(4) of the Cr.P.C. for grant of Special Leave to Appeal against the order of acquittal dated 23.05.2013 passed by Special Court (Electricity Act), Tikamgarh in Special (Complaint) Case No.1446/2010, whereby the learned trial Court acquitted the respondent from the offence under Section 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003.

2. The facts of the case in short are that the Officers of the appellant's team investigated the premises of the respondent on 22.04.2007 at about 10.00 AM, they found that the respondent was consuming electricity despite its disconnection due to non-payment of electrical dues by directly connecting the wire with L.T. Service lines, which is punishable under Section 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the trial Court has committed an error