TAHIR SHOIB @ SHOIB MALIK vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) THROUGH SHO OF POLICE STATION SPECIAL CELL DELHI

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1480/2024 TAHIR SHOIB @ SHOIB MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mahesh Kr. Patel and Mr. Omkar Sharma, Advs. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) THROUGH SHO OF POLICE STATION SPECIAL CELL DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with SI Sandeep Kumar, Special Cell/NDR. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR SHALINDER KAUR, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, seeking the grant of Regular Bail in FIR No. 230 of 2019 dated 19.12.2019 for the offences under Sections 489A,489D,120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station Special Cell. 2. As per the prosecution, the present case emanates from an input received from a secret informer, revealing that a Pakistan-national, based in Dubai, namely Shah Sahab, was involved in a conspiracy to pump Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into India. Further investigation indicated that Asif, another individual based in Dubai, was managing this network in collaboration with the accused persons, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 1480/2024 Page 1 of 8 By:RASHIM KAPOOR Signing Date:17.07.2025 20:18:04 namely, Unwan, Akbar @ Khursheed, and others. This Syndicate operated in an organised manner, with separate groups handling printing, supply, and circulation of FICN, with an objective to destabilize the Indian economy. 3. During surveillance operations, the names of suspects Tabrez @ Langda, Unwan, and Akbar @ Khursheed emerged. It was discovered that Tabrez and Unwan were engaged in both printing and receiving high-grade FICNs from Dubai, while Akbar was primarily responsible for its distribution withi