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Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 6 - Bare Act

StateCentral Government
Year
Section TitleSubstitution of New Sections for Sections 139 and 140
Act Info:

For sections 139 and 140 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:--

"139. Negligently breaking or damaging works.--Whoever, negligently breaks, injures, throws down or damages any material connected with the supply of electricity, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.

140. Penalty for intentionally injuring works.--Whoever, with intent to cut off the supply of electricity, cuts or injures, or attempts to cut or injure, any electric supply line or works, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.".




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