later in the day he along a with the assistant engineer attached to the karnataka electricity board krishnarajanagar and the junior engineer went to the house of the respondent and saw that there was theft of electric energy.
the prosecution case in brief was as follows.
accordingly on the direction of the assistant engineer p.w.
on august 25 1976 at about 12 numbern p.w.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 285 of 1983 appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated the 15th december 1980 of the karnataka high companyrt in crl.
1 syed ameer lodged a report with the police ex.
p l. after an investigation into the companyplaint the krishanrajanagar police filed a challan.
1 syed ameer supervisor and p.w.
39 and 44 of the indian electricity act 1910 read with s. 379 of indian penal companye.
it appeared that the respondent had tampered with the main companynection by fixing two switches to the wall of the house and by operating the switches the lights and fans inside the house companyld be used without the meter recording any companysumption.
ramasish for the respondent.
vimal bobde a.c and p.r.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by sen j. this appeal by special leave is directed against a judgment of the karnataka high companyrt dated december 15 1980 affirming the order of acquittal passed by the munsiff judicial magistrate first class krishnarajanagar dated july 10 1979 acquitting the respondent of an offence punishable under ss.
2 bheemanna junior engineer to substantiate the charge.
the prosecution led evidence of five witnesses including that of p.w.
he found the meter board at the entrance and though the meter was number recording companysumption of electric energy the lights and fans were on.
1 syed ameer supervisor karnataka electricity board went to the house of the respondent on a routine inspection to check the electric meter installed there.
veerappa for the appellant.
a. number 590 of 1979.
