SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Kunwar Ganjhu – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through National Investigation Agency – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.—The instant appeal preferred under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 is directed against the order dated 13.02.2023 passed by the AJC-XVI-cum-Spl. Judge, NIA, Ranchi in Misc. Cr. Application No.183 of 2023 [Special (NIA) Case No.03 of 2020], corresponding to R.C. No.38 of 2021/NIA/DLI, arising out of Chandwa P.S. Case No.04 of 2020 registered for the offence under Sections 386, 411 and 120B of the I.P.C., Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act and Sections 13, 16, 17, 20, 21 & 23 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for regular bail of the appellant has been rejected.
Facts
2. The brief facts of the prosecution case leading to this Criminal Appeal is that on 05.01.2020, Inspector cum SHO of Chandwa police station had received a reliable information that three persons came at Budhbazar, Chandwa by a motor-cycle bearing registration number JH 01 CW773 after collecting levy from a contractor and further proceeding to deliver the amount to Maoist Ravindra Ganjhu (A-4).
3. On receipt of the said information, the SHO along with his staff reached near Shiv Mandir, Budhbazar and noticed that 03 pe
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