Electricity Act, 2003
146. Punishment for
non-compliance of orders of directions.-
Whoever, fails to
comply with any order or direction given under this Act, within such time as
may be specified in the said order or direction or contravenes or attempts or
abets the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or
regulations made there under, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one lakh
rupees, or with both in respect of each offence and in the case of a continuing
failure, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for
every day during which the failure continues after conviction of the first such
offence:
Provided
that
nothing contained in this section shall apply to the orders, instructions or
directions issued under section 121.