VARUN ARORA (IN JC) vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~69 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 18.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1942/2026 & CRL.M.A. 15771/2026 VARUN ARORA (IN JC) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.C. Gupta and Mr. R.D. Singh, Advocates versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Inspector Ravinder Joshi and SI Vikas CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.344/2025 of Police Station Rajouri Garden for offence under Section 318(4)/336(3)/340(2)/3(5) BNS. 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that while working as a Computer Operator in a finance company, he BAIL APPLN.1942/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2026.05.18 05:26:15 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:18.05.2026 17:46:45 fraudulently got transferred shares of 18 clients of the company into his account through DMAT transactions, after forging their signatures on the Delivery Instruction Slips (DIS). 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that there is no allegation of any inducement or any dishonest intention, so it was a case of mere civil liability for which his liberty cannot be curtailed. It is also submitted by learned counsel for accused/applicant that he acted only in his professional capacity, being an employee of the finance company, so he deserves not to be kept in jail. Further, it is also contended th