New Delhi, April 10 -- A Special Electricity court at Saket has imposed a fine of Rs. 1.72 Lakh on a domestic consumer for electricity theft. This case of electricity theft pertains to the Kishan Garh area in Delhi.

It was alleged that the convict caused a loss of more than Rs 57,000 by committing electricity theft. The court imposed a three-times fine of the actual loss.

Special Judge (Electricity) Vivek Kumar Gulia sentenced the convict Kuldeep to a fine of Rs 1,72,416 under the Electricity Act.

While sentencing the convict, the court considered that the imposition of a minimum fine, which is not less than three times the financial gain on account of such theft of electricity, would serve the purpose. As per the order on civil liabil...