Delhi HC Denies Bail to Metro Cable Burglar, Mentions Public Security
The Delhi High Court denied bail for a gig employee accused of stealing a 32 -meter copper wire from a Delhi Metro line, mentioning considerable risk to public security and considerable monetary loss. Justice Saurabh Banerjee stressed the accused’s activities jeopardized lives and created enormous loss to the general public exchequer.
- Accusation: Theft of 32 -meter copper wire from a city line.
- Reasoning: Endangerment of public life, substantial financial loss.
- Accused: Job worker, identified as a regular offender.
- Charges: Theft under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, sabotage under City Railways Act, 2002
