Supreme Court of India

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board v. M/s Rasipuram Textile (p) Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 11
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 25 November 2008

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i- ELECTRICITY ACT, 1910: ss. 39(1) and 44(1)(c) rlw s.49- (1) - Theft of energy- c Prosecution of Company and its Directors - Conviction of " Directors by trial court - Set aside by appellate court - Revision petition of complainant dismissed by High Court """ HELD: It is only if an averment is made in the complaint that accused Director was in-charge and/or responsible for conduct of affairs o{ the Company when offence was committed, and sufficient and cogent evidence is brought on record to prove the said a/legation, that proviso to s. 49- would be attracted and burden would shift on the

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