law: Electricity Act, 2003
  136. Theft of
  
  electric lines and materials.-
  1.     
  
    Whoever,
  
  dishonestly--
  a.      cuts or removes or
  
  takes away or transfers any electric line, material or meter from a tower,
  
  pole, any other installation or place of installation or any other place, or
  
  site where it may be rightfully or lawfully stored, deposited, kept, stocked,
  
  situated or located, including during transportation, without the consent of
  
  the licensee or the owner, as the case may be, whether or not the act is done
  
  for profit or gain; or
  b.     stores, possesses or
  
  otherwise keeps in his premises, custody or control, any electric line,
  
  material or meter without the consent of the owner, whether or not the act is
  
  committed for profit or gain; or
  c.      loads, carries, or
  
  moves from one place to another any electric line, material or meter without
  
  the consent of its owner, whether or not the act is done for profit or gain, is
  
  said to have committed an offence of theft of electric lines and materials, and
  
  shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
  
  years or with fine or with both.
  2.     
  
    If
  
  a person, having been convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1)
  
  is again guilty of an offence punishable under that sub-section, he shall be
  
  punishable for the second or subsequent offence for a term of imprisonment
  
  which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and
  
  shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.