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5Whoeverisfound,orisprovedtohavebeeninpossession‘ ofanyelectricsuppIy-linereasonasuspectedofhavingbeenstolen, orunlawfullyobtainedshall,11.1heprovesthattheelectric supply-linecomeintohispOSSessmnWally,bepunishable;— (a)forthefirstofl‘enee,withimpiisomnentofeitherdescription foratermwhichmayextendtotwoyears,orwithfine,91’-Lwith bothand1nthe“absenceofspecialandhdequatereasonstobe recordedinthejudgement,suchimprisonmentshallnotbe ,lessthan:sixmonthsandsuchfineshallnotbelessthan 'onethousandrufiees- 1.(b)forthesecondorsubsequentoffence,with1111prison111entof '«eitherdescriptionforatermwhichmayextendtothaw YearsandalsowithfineandintheabsenceofspecialLand‘ adequatereasonstoberecordedinthejudgementsuchim-» pizisonmentshallnotbelessthanoneyearandsuchfine ''shallnotbelessthantwothousandrupees.