SHUBHAM KUMAR vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3086/2025, CRL.M.A. 23977/2025 & CRL.M.A. 23978/2025 SHUBHAM KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandrika Prasad Mishra, Advocate. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 184/2025 of PS Saket for offence under Section 305(a)/3(5) of BNS. 2. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is that he stole away Rs.7,41,000/- from ATM machine, in his capacity as ATM Operator. The FIR registered by the local police on the complaint of the management of the Cash Management Security Company narrated the incident as follows. On 25.04.2025, the cash loading of the ATM of Central Bank of India was performed by ATM Operators namely Sonu and Dilkhush as per cassette swap process of an amount of Rs.13,00,000/-, which had been handed over to them in two different cassettes in the denomination of Rs.500/- and Rs.100/-; the cassettes were filled in the office vault with Rs.500/- x 2400 notes totalling to the tune of Rs.12,00,000/-, and Rs.100/- x BAIL APPLN.3086/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af39 Signature Not Verified 62c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b4 0f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.14 18:09:17 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:14.08.2025 18:15:41 1000 notes totalling to the tune of Rs.1,00,000/-. The Cassette bearing notes of Rs.500/- wa