Lok Sabha Question No. 542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: FIR on Theft of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.542

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## FIR ON THEFT OF POWER

†542.  SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  provision  of  filing  FIR  against  the  theft  of  electricity under the Electricity Act, 2003;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof along with cases filed during each of the last three years including action taken thereon;
- (c) whether instances of non-filing of FIR has been reported to the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. Section 135  of Electricity Act, 2003 has specific provisions for  detection  of  theft  and    penalizing    a    consumer    with    imprisonment    for  a    term which  may  extend  to three  years  or  with  fine or  with  both.  Use of electricity through  tampered  meters and  use  of  electricity for unauthorized purpose etc. are covered  under  the definition of  theft  under Section 135(1) (d) & (e)  of  Electricity Act,  2003.  Further,  Section  153  of  Electricity  Act,  2003    provides    for    setting    up Special  Courts  in    the    states  for      speedy    trial    of    offences  related  to  theft  of electricity  and  other  offences  as  referred  in  sections  135  to  140  and  Section  150  of Electricity Act, 2003.

The  details  of  cases related  to  theft  of  electricity filed  in  Special courts  set  up  by various  States/ Union  Territories   during  last  3  years  i. e.  201213 , 2013-14 & 2014-15 ( upto  Nov. 2014)  and  the  action  taken  thereon   i.e.   no.  of theft  cases  in  which  prosecution has  taken  place and  no. of theft  cases in  which the penalty has  been   awarded/judgment  passed by  the  Courts during  above  years as   received  from  States/UTs are enclosed  at  Annex.

- (c) & (d) : No specific information is available in this regard.

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## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  542  TO  BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.07.2015.

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Information regarding Theft cases of  Electricity filed/registered in Special  courts in States/UT  during last  3  years

| S. No   | Name of States/UTs                                                                            | No of Theft cases of Electricity registered in Special courts   | No of Theft cases in which prosecution taken place   | No of Theft cases in which Judgement passed/penalty awarded   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | STATES                                                                                        |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
| 1       | Gujarat                                                                                       |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 2540                                                            | 1191                                                 | 104                                                           |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 3168                                                            | 1406                                                 | 92                                                            |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 2450                                                            | 1290                                                 | 65                                                            |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                  |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 2654                                                            | -                                                    | 1541                                                          |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 2856                                                            |                                                      | 1680                                                          |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 3329                                                            |                                                      | 1503                                                          |
| 3       | Karnataka                                                                                     |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 15871                                                           | 193                                                  | 18                                                            |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 12672                                                           | 365                                                  | 7                                                             |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 6902                                                            | 224                                                  | 5                                                             |
|         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | A. PKVVCL                                                                                     |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 24948                                                           | 17539                                                | 6561                                                          |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 20014                                                           | 15977                                                | 3284                                                          |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 15394                                                           | 12848                                                | 1299                                                          |
|         | B. MPPKVVCL                                                                                   |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
| 4       | 2012-13                                                                                       | 25071                                                           | 24914                                                | 1205                                                          |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 18663                                                           | 18081                                                | 1172                                                          |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 19033                                                           | 19012                                                | 153                                                           |
|         | C. MPMKVVCL                                                                                   |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 15937                                                           | 13345                                                | 5381                                                          |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 16466                                                           | 12778                                                | 3965                                                          |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 13467                                                           | 8595                                                 | 1763                                                          |
| 5       | Maharashtra                                                                                   |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 22767                                                           | 4732                                                 | -                                                             |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 17443                                                           | 4625                                                 |                                                               |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 14017                                                           | 4793                                                 |                                                               |
| 6       | Telangana                                                                                     |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 74399                                                           | 14                                                   | 17                                                            |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 64083                                                           | 62                                                   | 12                                                            |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 44564                                                           | 73                                                   | 27                                                            |
| 7       | Odisha*                                                                                       |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 491                                                             | 367                                                  | 62                                                            |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 546                                                             | 442                                                  | 69                                                            |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 256                                                             | 145                                                  | 59                                                            |
|         | * Excluding SOUTHCO & Other Energy Police stations of Odisha as Financial year-wise available |                                                                 |                                                      | data not                                                      |
| 8       | Tamil Nadu GEDCO                                                                              |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         |                                                                                               | 1                                                               | 1                                                    | 0                                                             |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 0                                                               | 0                                                    | 0                                                             |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | 0                                                               | 0                                                    | 0                                                             |
|         | Tirunelveli Region                                                                            |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       | 0                                                               | 0                                                    | 0                                                             |
|         | 2013-14                                                                                       | 2                                                               | 2                                                    | 0                                                             |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        | -                                                               | -                                                    | -                                                             |
|         | Madurai Region                                                                                |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2012-13                                                                                       |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |
|         | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                        |                                                                 |                                                      |                                                               |

|                                                        | Coimbatore Region                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014) 0 1                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15(up to 11/2014) 0 1                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15(up to 11/2014) 0 1                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15(up to 11/2014) 0 1                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                        | Information in respect of Salem EDC, Namakkal EDC, Erode EDC, Gobi EDC, Chennai North Region, Villupuram Region, Trichi Region & Vellore Region of Tamil Nadu GEDCO for above years are Nil. | Information in respect of Salem EDC, Namakkal EDC, Erode EDC, Gobi EDC, Chennai North Region, Villupuram Region, Trichi Region & Vellore Region of Tamil Nadu GEDCO for above years are Nil. | Information in respect of Salem EDC, Namakkal EDC, Erode EDC, Gobi EDC, Chennai North Region, Villupuram Region, Trichi Region & Vellore Region of Tamil Nadu GEDCO for above years are Nil. | Information in respect of Salem EDC, Namakkal EDC, Erode EDC, Gobi EDC, Chennai North Region, Villupuram Region, Trichi Region & Vellore Region of Tamil Nadu GEDCO for above years are Nil. |
| 9                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | TPDDL                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1198                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1354                                                                                                                                                                                         | 23                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1856                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1382                                                                                                                                                                                         | 22                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 1639                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1340                                                                                                                                                                                         | 18                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | BRPL                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2714                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4235                                                                                                                                                                                         | 129                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2724                                                                                                                                                                                         | 5826                                                                                                                                                                                         | 115                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 1573                                                                                                                                                                                         | 6061                                                                                                                                                                                         | 79                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | BYPL                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1570                                                                                                                                                                                         | 206                                                                                                                                                                                          | 52                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2095                                                                                                                                                                                         | 169                                                                                                                                                                                          | 71                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 1451                                                                                                                                                                                         | 167                                                                                                                                                                                          | 59                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | APEPDCL                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1760                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1841                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 932                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1806                                                                                                                                                                                         | 129                                                                                                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1924                                                                                                                                                                                         | 73                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 2134                                                                                                                                                                                         | 53                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                          | Information                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                              | Special Court                                                                                                                                                                                | Not Constituted.                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 433                                                                                                                                                                                          | 386                                                                                                                                                                                          | 123                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                                                                                           | 338                                                                                                                                                                                          | 338                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                     | 2014-15(up to 08/2014) Nagaland                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 354                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1060                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       | 635                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Note:- Deptt. of Power, Nagaland has set up            |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Anti Power Theft Mobile Squad /Anti Power Theft Police | Anti Power Theft Mobile Squad /Anti Power Theft Police                                                                                                                                       | Anti Power Theft Mobile Squad /Anti Power Theft Police                                                                                                                                       | Anti Power Theft Mobile Squad /Anti Power Theft Police                                                                                                                                       | Anti Power Theft Mobile Squad /Anti Power Theft Police                                                                                                                                       |
| Union                                                  | Territories                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                      | Andman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                                     | No Theft cases have been reported in A&N Islands ,                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                              | Hence,                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | no Special Court till                                                                                                                                                                        | has been set up                                                                                                                                                                              | now.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                      | Daman & Diu 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                          | Information                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                        | 2014-15(up to 11/2014)                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Note:- Source:                                         | No information has been received from rest of the States and Union territories CEA                                                                                                           | No information has been received from rest of the States and Union territories CEA                                                                                                           | No information has been received from rest of the States and Union territories CEA                                                                                                           | No information has been received from rest of the States and Union territories CEA                                                                                                           |

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