C. Praveen Kumar, J.

1. The short question that falls for consideration in the present appeal filed under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (for short “the Act”), is “whether the appellant herein is entitled for police custody of two respondents/accused in Rc.No.1/2018/NIA/Hyderabad (Seizure of FICN in Visakhapatnam), after the expiry of first 15 days of remand on the ground that there was a change in the investigating agency”.

2. The brief facts which lead to filing of the present appeal are as under:

Fake Indian currency notes of Rs.2,000/- denomination having face value of Rs.10,20,000/- were seized from the possession of the two respondents/accused while they were traveling in Train No.18645, Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express at Visakhapatnam railway station. The incident is said to have occurred on 31.03.2018 at 5.55 a.m., wherein the Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Visakhapatnam, conducted raid, seized the notes and arrested the accused. The accused in their statement disclosed that the fake Indian currency notes were smuggled from Bangladesh and they were handed over to them at a place near Farakka, Malda District, W