Section 42. Whoever

42. Whoever- Whoever- Penalty for illegal or de- (a) being a licensee, save as permitted under fective I section 27 or section 51 or by his license, supply or for non.co,- supplies energy or lzys down or places ~liancewith any electric supply-line or works outside [order. ] the area of supply ; or, :(b) being a licensee, in contravention of the proyisions of this Act or of the rules there- under i b `[ACT` r `%` Electricity. D 0 [Part I V .-General.) - under or in breach of tbs conditions of his license and without reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie on him, discontinue3 the supply of energy or fails to supply esergy ; or - (c) makes default in complying with any order[- ] issued to him under section 34, sub-section (2) ; - shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence or default, with a dailyfine which may extend to one hundred rupees. illegal 43. Whoever, in co~ltravention of the provisions transmission of section 30, transmits or uses energy without giving energy. or use of or use of the notice required thereby, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a daily fine which may extend to fifty ru,pees. illegal - energy. or use of or use of `44.` Whoever- Penalty for interference with meters or licensee's works and for improper use of energy. - (@) connects any mekr referred to in section 26, sub-section ( I ) , or any meter, indicator or apparatus referred to in section 26, sub-section (7), with any, electric supply-line through which energy is supplied by a licensee, or disconnects the same from any such electric supplyline, without giving to the licensee fortyeight hours' notice in writing of his intention; or - (b) lays, or causes to be laid, or connects u p an8 works for the purpose of communicating with any other works belonging to `s` licensee, without such licensee's consent ; or - (c) maliciously injures any meter referred to in section 26, sub-section ( I ) , or any meter, indicator or apparatus referred to in section 26, snh-section ('l'), or wilfully Or f r agdulantlg (Part I V .-General.) fraudulently alters the index of any such' metw, indicator or apparatus, or prevents any such meter, indicator or apparatus from duly registering; or (d) improperly uses the energy of a licensee ; shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a daily fine which may extend to thirty rupees; and the existence of artificial means for making such connection as is referred to in clause (a) or such communication as is referred to in clause (b) or for causing such alteration or prevention as is referred to in clause (c) or for facilitating such improper use as is referred to in clause (d) shall, where the meter, indicator or apparatus is under the custody or control of the consumer, whether it is his property or not, be prim& facie evidence that such connection, communication, alteration, prevention or improper use, as the case may be, has been knowingly and wilfully caused by such consumer.