law: Electricity Act, 2003
  150. Abetment.-
  1.     
  
    Whoever
  
  abets an offence punishable under this Act, shall, notwithstanding anything
  
  contained in the Indian Penal Code, be punished with the punishment Provided
  
  for the offence.
  2.     
  
    Without
  
  prejudice to any penalty or fine which may be imposed or prosecution proceeding
  
  which may be initiated under this Act or any other law for the time being in
  
  force, if any officer or other employee of the Board or the licensee enters
  
  into or acquiesces in any agreement to do, abstains from doing, permits,
  
  conceals or connives at any act or thing whereby any theft of electricity is
  
  committed, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend
  
  to three years, or with fine, or with both.
  3.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 135, sub-section (1) of
  
  section 136, section 137 and section 138, the licence or certificate of
  
  competency or permit or such other authorisation issued under the rules made or
  
  deemed to have been made under this Act to any person who acting as an
  
  electrical contractor, supervisor or worker abets the commission of an offence
  
  punishable under sub-section (1) of section 135, sub-section (1) of section
  
  136, section 137, or section 138, on his conviction for such abetment, may also
  
  be cancelled by the licensing authority:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  no order of such cancellation shall be made without giving such person an
  
  opportunity of being heard.
  Explanation.-  For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section, "licensing authority" means the officer who for the
  
  time being in force is issuing or renewing such licence or certificate of
  
  competency or permit or such other authorisation.