Court convicted defendant of electricity theft under Art. 278 kk, sentencing to six months of liberty restriction.

The court convicted the defendant of electricity theft under Article 278 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to six months of liberty restriction with community service. The prosecution argued that the defendant illegally connected heating units to the grid without a meter, causing a loss of 593.23 zł, while the defense claimed the aggregate energy loss was caused by others and that the administrative fine was excessive. The court accepted the theft charge based on the uncontrolled power draw but mitigated the sentence due to the defendant's lack of prior record, remorse, and repayment of the administrative debt. Consequently, the court imposed a custodial sentence with community service and ordered compensation for the proven material loss.