Delhi HC Denies Bail to City Wire Thief, Cites Public Security
The Delhi High Court turned down bond for a gig employee charged of stealing a 32 -meter copper cable from a Delhi Metro line, mentioning considerable danger to public safety and security and substantial economic loss. Justice Saurabh Banerjee emphasized the implicated’s actions endangered lives and triggered enormous loss to the general public exchequer.
- Accusation: Theft of 32 -meter copper cable television from a metro line.
- Reasoning: Endangerment of public life, substantial financial loss.
- Charged: Gig worker, identified as a regular offender.
- Fees: Burglary under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, sabotage under Metro Railways Act, 2002
