Keshav Batham @ Kishan v. State (NCT Of Delhi)

$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1415/2016 KESHAV BATHAM @ KISHAN ..... Petitioner Through :

Mr. L. S. Saini, Adv.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through :

Mr. Amit Chadha, APP with SI Rajiv Kumar PS North Rohini.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 23.09.2016 Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated. No public witness was joined despite the fact that petitioner was apprehended from the crowded public place.

There was a DTC bus depot, hospital and metro station near the place from where petitioner has been allegedly apprehended.

Recovery has been planted on the petitioner.

Prosecution has alleged that printer was recovered from his house pursuant to the disclosure of petitioner. However, no computer or laptop was recovered. Petitioner is in custody for about 15 months and be released on bail.

Learned additional public prosecutor has opposed the grant of bail. It is submitted that on a secret information received by SI K. P. Singh, a

raiding party was constituted comprising a HC Yashvir, HC Hari Kishan, constable Sanjay and constable Naveen. No public witness joined the raiding party despite requests.

Secret informer also accompanied the raiding team and pointed towards the petitioner. Constable Naveen contacted the petitioner as decoy customer. Petitioner, who was in a car, was apprehended. 300 fake currency notes of `100 denominations each were recovered and seized. Petitioner got one printing machine recovered along with a bundle of paper from his house. Recovered currency notes were sent to FSL Rohini and as per its report, same are fake.

Keeping in mind the serious nature of offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to petitioner.

Bail application is dismissed.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016/dk