29. Cutting off or withholding essential supply or service.

(1) No landlord either himself or through any person purporting to act on his behalf, shall without just or sufficient cause, cut off or withhold any essential supply or service enjoyed by the tenant in respect of the house or shop let to him. (2) Any landlord who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction in a criminal Court, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. Explanation.—In this section essential supply or service includes supply of water, electricity, lights in passages and on staircases and conservancy or sanitary service.