https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303629 A clarificatory amendment inserting a proviso to Section 151 of the Electricity Act, 2003 was treated as retrospective and applicable to pending matters because it removed a procedural barrier to police investigation of cognizable electricity offences. Theft of electricity under Section 135 was treated as cognizable, and the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 supported police investigation and filing of a report under Section 173 on which the criminal court could take cognizance. The order quashing the FIR was set aside, and the challenge under Section 482 CrPC was dismissed. en-us Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:50:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303629 A clarificatory amendment inserting a proviso to Section 151 of the Electricity Act, 2003 was treated as retrospective and applicable to pending matters because it removed a procedural barrier to police investigation of cognizable electricity offences. Theft of electricity under Section 135 was treated as cognizable, and the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 supported police investigation and filing of a report under Section 173 on which the criminal court could take cognizance. The order quashing the FIR was set aside, and the challenge under Section 482 CrPC was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303629