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II K 75/17 AI generated

Court convicts defendant of electricity theft and imposes six-month liberty restriction with community service.

Case Number II K 75/17
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court found the defendant guilty of stealing electricity by tampering with metering equipment and ordered a six-month sentence of liberty restriction with mandatory community service. The prosecution charged the defendant under Article 278 of the Criminal Code for this specific act of theft. The court upheld the conviction and applied the statutory penalty for this offense while also ordering the defendant to cover procedural costs.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 278 § 1, 5 k.k.; Art. 37a § 1, 34 § 1a pkt. 1 k.k.: The court established that tampering with electrical meters to bypass billing constitutes theft under Article 278, punishable by liberty restriction and community service.

Keywords

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theft of electricity meter tampering liberty restriction community service Criminal Code theft procedural costs energy theft

Cited Legislation

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Art. 278 § 1, 5 k.k.
Art. 37a § 1 k.k.
Art. 34 § 1a pkt. 1 k.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Ustawa o opłatach w sprawach karnych

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