Jul 18, 2023
Updated by elango_palanisamy https://www.tangedco.org/static/tangedco/assets/files/linkpdf/enforcemen.pdf
III( C ) THEFT OF ENERGY:
Section 135(1) of Electricity Act, 2003 as amended by Electricity (amendment) Act,
2007, Theft of electricity is defined as, whoever dishonestly,
(a) taps, makes or causes to be made any connection with overhead,
underground or under water lines or cables, or service wires, or service
facilities of a licensee or supplier as the case may be; or
(b) tampers a meter, installs or uses a tampered meter, current reversing
transformer, loop connection or any other device or method which interferes
with accurate or proper registration, calibration or metering of electric
current or otherwise results in a manner whereby electricity is stolen or
wasted; or
(c) damages or destroys an electric meter, apparatus, equipment, or wire
or causes or allows any of them to be so damaged or destroyed as to interfere
with the proper or accurate metering of electricity; or
(d) uses electricity through a tampered meter; or
(e) uses electricity for the purpose other than for which the usage of
electricity was authorized.
From the above data in the PDF of TANGEDCO website
"unauthorized usage" is clearly mentioned as "uses electricity for the purpose other than for which the usage of electricity was authorized"
Please do the needful.
Thanks