law: Electricity Act, 2003
  138. Interference
  
  with meters or works of licensee.-
  1.     
  
    Whoever,--
  a.      unauthorisedly
  
  connects any meter, indicator or apparatus with any electric line through which
  
  electricity is supplied by a licensee or disconnects the same from any such
  
  electric line; or
  b.     unauthorisedly
  
  reconnects any meter, indicator or apparatus with any electric line or other
  
  works being the property of a licensee when the said electric line or other
  
  works has or have been cut or disconnected; or
  c.      lays or causes to be
  
  laid, or connects up any works for the purpose of communicating with any other
  
  works belonging to a licensee; or
  d.     maliciously injures
  
  any meter, indicator, or apparatus belonging to a licensee or willfully or
  
  fraudulently alters the index of any such meter, indicator or apparatus or
  
  prevents any such meter, indicator or apparatus from duly registering,
  shall be punishable
  
  with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine
  
  which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both, and, in the case of a
  
  continuing offence, with a daily fine which may extend to five hundred rupees;
  
  and if it is proved that any means exist for making such connection as is
  
  referred to in clause (a) or such reconnection as is referred to in clause (b),
  
  or such communication as is referred to in clause (c), for causing such
  
  alteration or prevention as is referred to in clause (d), and that the meter,
  
  indicator or apparatus is under the custody or control of the consumer, whether
  
  it is his property or not, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved,
  
  that such connection, reconnection, communication, alteration, prevention or
  
  improper use, as the case may be, has been knowingly and willfully caused by
  
  such consumer.