https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287873 Joinder of charges is assessed by the accusations as framed at the start of trial; where conspiracy and connected substantive offences arise from the same transaction, a joint trial is permissible absent prejudice. Dishonest consumption or use of electricity through meter tampering is treated as theft under Section 39 of the Electricity Act, 1910, and is not confined to the lesser offence under Section 44. On the evidence, a broad common conspiracy was not proved against all accused, so the conspiracy charge could not be sustained in that form, while individual convictions were maintained only where the proof established each appellant's participation. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 1936 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 May 2020 16:58:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287873 Joinder of charges is assessed by the accusations as framed at the start of trial; where conspiracy and connected substantive offences arise from the same transaction, a joint trial is permissible absent prejudice. Dishonest consumption or use of electricity through meter tampering is treated as theft under Section 39 of the Electricity Act, 1910, and is not confined to the lesser offence under Section 44. On the evidence, a broad common conspiracy was not proved against all accused, so the conspiracy charge could not be sustained in that form, while individual convictions were maintained only where the proof established each appellant's participation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Jul 1936 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287873