Pankaj Suryaprakash Bharadwaj v. State of Maharashtra
In the High Court of Bombay
BA 1076/2016
Before Justice P.N. Deshmukh
Decided on August 02, 2016

Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving unauthorized possession of ATM cards and fraudulent withdrawals

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 66C)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 34, 420)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The applicant is seeking bail in the present case.
• Nasir Ansari was caught red-handed withdrawing cash from the ATM and had cards of random people. Cash of ₹ 1,00,000/- was seized from him, during which the other accused sitting in the car managed to flee away. He was later arrested.
• Nasir and the other accused withdrew the amount for Sumer Shaikh who had absconded.

Opinion of the Bench

• It is found that apart from the applicant’s involvement in this crime, there is a possibility of his involvement in similar other offences. If the applicant is released on bail, the possibility of tampering with the investigation and witnesses cannot be ruled out.

Final Decision

• The bail application is rejected.