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| (1) Any person who, unlawfully and maliciously, does any act which causes or is likely to cause a failure of electrical energy supplied by the Board, shall be guilty of an offence. |
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| (2) Any person who aids or abets any other person in the commission of an offence under sub-section (1), shall be guilty of an offence. |
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| (3) Every person who is guilty of an offence under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), shall upon conviction be liable to rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years. |
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| (4) Every offence under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall, notwithstanding anything in the Criminal Procedure Code, be a cognizable offence within the meaning and for the purposes of that Code. |
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