Crime Of Breaking The Seal (Electricity Meter) Criminal Complaint
Seal Tampering Crime
The crime of breaking the seal is regulated in Article 203 of the TPC. The prosecution of the crime of breaking the seal, which is within the scope of crimes against public order, is not subject to complaint. Removing the seal placed by the authorities for the storage or protection of something or using the seal contrary to its purpose ensures the completion of this crime.
Seal breaking
Article 203- (1) A person who removes a seal imposed by law or by order of the competent authorities to ensure the preservation of a thing or the preservation of its existence, or who acts contrary to the purpose for which it was imposed, shall be punished from six months to three years
shall be punished with imprisonment or judicial fine.
Complaint Petition for the Crime of Breaking the Seal
TO THE CHIEF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
COMPLAINANT :
AGENT :
SUSPECT :
CRIME : Theft and Unsealing of Electric Energy
DATE OF OFFENSE :…/…/…
EXPLANATIONS
1-) The client lives at the address … … , … Street … Street No: … …/….
2-) Although the electricity of our client’s neighbor named …. …. was cut off due to non-payment of electricity debt and the meter was sealed by the institution authorities on …/…/…/…, it was noticed by many residents living in the same apartment building, including our client, that he continued to use the electricity by passing the electricity through the meter by installing the output of the meter … days after the sealing process.
4-) As it can be understood from the explanations, we present our complaints on the grounds that continuing to use the electricity by passing the electricity through the meter by installing the output of the meter although it has been sealed by the authorized units constitutes the crime of theft and breaking the seal about electrical energy.
LEGAL GROUNDS : Articles 141, 142, 203 and related legislation.
CONCLUSION AND REQUEST
For the reasons explained above, we request that a public lawsuit be filed against the person concerned for his punishment by conducting an investigation. …/…/…
Attorney for the Complainant