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Electricity Act 2003 sec.151 and amended sections sec.151 A, 151 B and Electricity -Rules, 2005, Rules 9 and 12 - Police complaint before police against accused by Asst.Eng. for electricity theft prior to amendment - challenged on the ground that A.E. is not competent to file complaint before police and complaint was to be filed only before court by competent authority as per rule 9 - Special court allowed - High court reversed the same basing on amended Act also - Apex court held that the amendment is only clarification one in nature and not against the previous law- so it can be applied and also held that as per Rule 12 and as per Cr.P.C. - police himself has got original rights to registered F.I.R. on theft whether it is electricity or other thing under Cr.P.C. , Apex court A.E. complaint is valid and investigation is also valid - and dismissed the appeal = Vishal Agrawal & Anr. …............ Appellant(s) Versus Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board & Anr. ….............Respondent(s) = 2014 (January part )judis.nic.in/supreme court/filename=41187