(a) Theft of electricity is social crime; (b) electricity is saleable commodity per unit but not un-saleable abstruct energy and supply of uninterrupted electricity to the citizens is essential service of the State, therefore, theft of electricity should be treated as cognizable offence; (c ) persons involved in theft of electricity do not necessarily mean the illegal user alone but persons adding or abating the theft either within or outside the department ; (d) objects and reasons, list of offences and Sections 135, 151 and if necessary other sections of the Act, 2003 should be harmoniously construed; (e) section 151 and the word "non-cognizable" under the list of offences under the Act can be deleted to have more effective applicability ; (f) by virtue of Section 175 of the Act, 2003, the Act is supplemental to the general law, therefore, there is no bar to the applicability of Cr.P.C.; (g) "Electricity" being item no. 38 of the List III - concurrent list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, both Central and State have every right to form Special Task Force to entrust the duty at an appropriate circumstance especially in case of doubt about failure or connivance of the police with miscreants.
