Electricity Act
Section | Description of Crime | Punishment |
EA 39-BPC 379/427 I | Illegal use of electricity or theft | 3 years of Imprisonment or 10 thousand taka penalty or both punishment |
EA 40-BPC 379/427 I | Misuse of the electricity or disconnection of the electric connection without approval or trying to make disturbance in electricity distribution | 5 years of Imprisonment or 10 thousand taka penalty or both punishment |
EA 40-BPC 379/427 I | Theft, take aside, split/detach or intentionaly damage the electrical equipments | 5 years of Imprisonment or 10 thousand taka penalty or both punishment |
EA 41-BPC 379/427 I | Electric connection established by any illegal person or authority except authorized person | 3 thousand taka once with Tk.300/= taka per day penalty |
EA 42-BPC 379/427 I | Illegal & improper use of electricity or use of electricity violating the direction | 3 thousand taka once with Tk.100/= taka per day penalty |
EA 43-BPC 379/427 I | Use or connecting the electricity by any illegal person except authorized person | 2 thousand taka once with Tk.100/= taka per day penalty |
EA 44-BPC 379/427 I | Tampering of meter or obstruction in the duty of authorized person and illegal use of electricity | 5 thousand taka once with Tk.100/= taka per day penalty |
EA 45-BPC 379/427 I | Destroying any government light | 6 months of Imprisonment or 5 thousand taka penalty or both punishment |
EA 46-BPC 379/427 I | Misuse or neglectly use of electricity or damaging the electricity distribution system | 5 thousand taka penalty |
EA 47-BPC 379/427 I | All other offence/crime except the 39 to 46 Clause of Electricity Act | 2 thousand taka once with Tk.200/= taka per day penalty |
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS