Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 — Section 462H: Abstraction or tampering etc

462H. Abstraction or tampering etc. with transmission.— (1) Any person who,

(a)dishonestly taps, makes or causes to be made any connection with overhead, underground or under water lines or cables, or services lines, electric supply-line or transmission facilities of a licensee for transmission of electric power services, or any other related system and equipment, as the case may be, so as to abstract, use or consume electricity without passing through the electric meter is said to cause abstraction; or

(b)willfully tampers or attempts to tamper with service line, electric supply-line or transmission facilities for transmission of electric power, is said to cause tampering.

(2)Any person who causes or abets in causing abstraction or commits or abet in committing tampering with transmission of electric power for the purpose of,

(a)theft of electric power; or

(b)disrupting supply of electric power; or

(c)illegal transmission of electric power services, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to ten million rupees or with both. 462 I. Abstraction or tampering etc., with distribution or auxiliary.__ (1) Any person who,

(a)dishonestly taps, makes or causes to be made any connection with overhead, underground or under water lines or cables, or service lines, electric supply-line or distribution facilities of a licensee for distribution of electric power services so as to abstract, use or consumer electricity without passing through the electric meter is said to cause abstraction; or

(b)willfully tampers or attempts to tamper with service line, electric supply-line or distribution facilities for distribution of electric power services, or any other related system and equipment, as the case may be, for distribution of electric power services is said to cause tampering with auxiliary or distribution of electric power.

(2)Any person who causes or abets in causing abstraction or commits or abets in committing tampering with distribution of electric power for the purpose of,

(a)theft of electric power; or

(b)disrupting supply of electric power; or

(c)illegal distribution of electric power services, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to three million rupees or with both. 462J. Interference, improper use or tampering with electric meter by domestic consumer, etc.__ Any person being the domestic consumer who,

(a)unauthorizedly connects any electric meter with any electric line through which electricity is supplied by a licensee or disconnects the same from any such electric line without the consent of the licensee; or

(b)unauthorizedly reconnects any electric meter with any electric line or other works being the property of a licensee when the said electric line or other works has or have been cut or disconnected without the consent of the licensee; or

(c)tampers with an electric meter, install or uses a tampered electric meter, current reversing transformer, loop connection or any other device or method, contrivance or artificial means 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

(d)uses the energy supplied by a licensee under one method of tariff in a manner for which higher tariff is in force; or

(e)uses energy supplied by a licensee in a manner prejudicial to the safety or efficient working of the electric supply-line or deals with it in a manner so as to interfere with efficient supply of energy to other consumers, or persons; or

(f)abets in the commission or any of the acts mentioned in clauses (a) to (e), in order to commit theft of electric power, or dishonestly abstract, consume or use electric power or unauthorized distribution or supply of electric power shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one million rupees or with both. 462K. Interference, improper use of tampering with electric meter by industrial or commercial, etc.— Any person being industrial or commercial who,

(a)unauthorizedly connects any electric meter with any electric line through which electricity its supplied by a licensee or disconnects the same from any such electric line without the consent of the licensee; or

(c)tampers with an electric meter, installs or uses a tampered meter, current reversing transformer, loop connection or any other device or method, contrivance or artificial means 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

(d)uses the energy supplied by a licensee under one method of tariff in a manner for which higher tariff is in force; or

(e)lays, or causes to be laid, or connects up any works for the purpose of communicating with any other works belonging to a licensee without consent; or

(f)uses energy supplied by a licensee in a manner prejudicial to the safety or efficient working of the electric supply-line or deals with it in a manner so as to interfere with efficient supply of energy to other consumers, persons; or

(g)abets in the commission of any of the acts mentioned in clauses (a) to (f), in order to commit theft of electric power, or dishonestly abstract, consume or use electric power or unauthorized distribution or supply of electric power shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to six million rupees or with both. 462L. Interference, improper use or tempering with electric meter by agricultural consumer, etc.__ Any person being agricultural consumer who,

(a)unauthorizedly connects any electric meter with any electric line through which electricity is supplied by a licensee disconnects the same from any such electric line without the consent of the licensee; or

(c)tampers with an electric meter, install or uses a tampered meter, current reversing transformer, loop connection or any other device or method, contrivance or artificial means 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

(d)uses the energy supplied by a licensee under one method of tariff in a manner for which higher tariff is in force; or

(e)lays, or causes to be laid, or connects up any works for the purpose of communicating with any other works belonging to a licensee without consent; or

(f)uses energy supplied by a licensee in a manner prejudicial to the safety or efficient working of the electric supply-line or deals with in a manner so as to interfere with efficient supply of energy to other consumers, persons; or

(g)abets in the commission of any of the act mentioned in clauses (a) to (f), in order to commit theft of electric power, or dishonestly abstract, consume or use electric power or unauthorized distribution or supply of electric power shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to two and half million rupees or with both. 462M. Damaging or destroying or destructing the transmission lines, distribution lines, electric meter etc.__ Any person who damages, destroys or destruct any transmission lines, distribution lines, electric meter, apparatus, equipment, or wire or causes or allows any of them to be so damaged, destroyed or destructed by an act of subversion by explosive material or in any other manner so as to disrupt the supply of electric power services or maliciously causes electric power services to be wasted or diverted or cuts off or injures or attempts to cut off or injure any transmission line or distribution line or a service line or electric supply line shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to seven years and with fine which shall not be less than three million rupees. 462N. Recovery of outstanding amounts from persons involved in section 462H to 462M offences.__ Any person said to commit or to have committed the offence as mentioned in section 462H to 462M shall also be liable to pay an amount equivalent to the financial loss caused to the Government or the distribution companies concerned. Any such outstanding amount of penalties or fines imposed under this Chapter shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.

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