PPC § 462H — Abstraction or tampering etc

Statutory text (English)

with transmission.—

(1) Any person who,—
(a) dishonestly taps, makes or causes to be made any connection with overhead,
underground or under water lines or cables, or services lines, electric supply-line
or transmission facilities of a licensee for transmission of electric power
services, or any other related system and equipment, as the case may be, so as
to abstract, use or consume electricity without passing through the electric meter
is said to cause abstraction; or
(b) willfully tampers or attempts to tamper with service line, electric supply-line or
transmission facilities for transmission of electric power, is said to cause
tampering.

(2) Any person who causes or abets in causing abstraction or commits or abet in committing
tampering with transmission of electric power for the purpose of,—
(a) theft of electric power; or
(b) disrupting supply of electric power; or
(c) illegal transmission of electric power services,
shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine
which may extend to ten million rupees or with both.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.462H: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 158, 159, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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