Supreme Court of India

Sri A.M.C.S. Swamy Ade/dpe/hyd (central) v. Mehdi Agah Karbalai & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 9 S.C.R. 695
Bench R. Banumathi and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 23 July 2019

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we allow this appeal and set aside the impugned order dated 03.12.2018 in Criminal Petition No.13678 of 2011 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of criminal proceedings against respondent no.1 under the Elec tricity Act – The Electricity Department inspected the premises of consumer- respondent no.1 and found meter tampered – The said m eter was replaced with another meter and earlier meter sent for exami nation which on examination was found to be tampered – Loss assessed at Rs.6.28 lacs – Case of appellant that offence commi tted by respondent no.1 was second offence and the first offence regi stered against respondent no.1 was compounded – Complaint r egistered under s.135 of 2003

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