JUDGMENT

Manish Pitale, J. - Heard.

2. Admit. Both the appeals are heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the rival parties.

3. These two appeals are filed by the same person under section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act), challenging the orders dated 21/01/2020 and 15/09/2020, whereby the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Pune has rejected bail applications filed by the appellant.

4. The facts leading up to filing of these two appeals are that on 20/08/2013, Dr.Narendra Dabholkar, an activist seeking to spread awareness against superstitions, was shot-dead in Pune. A First Information Report was registered at the Deccan Police Station, Pune for the offence punishable under section 302 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 3 and 25 of the Arms Act, against two unknown persons. It is the case of the prosecution that Dr. Dabholkar was shot-dead when he was taking his morning walk on the said date. On 09/05/2014, the investigation was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The investigation continued without much success till 2016, when the CBI found material against one Virendrasingh Tavade of Sa