Allowed
Sri Arogyaswamy v. State by Bescom
Karnataka HCCRL.A/671/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this criminal appeal under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C., the High Court of Karnataka examined whether the prosecution conclusively proved that the appellant installed a sand filtration unit and stole electricity. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish the accused's presence at the spot or ownership of the unit and set aside the conviction and sentence.
What did the court decide?
The appeal was allowed; the judgment and order dated 21.06.2013 convicting the appellant under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 was set aside, and any fine deposited was refunded.