ORDER :

Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J

This Appeal under Section 21 (4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (for short ‘the Act, 2008’) has been preferred challenging the order dated 14th December, 2023 passed by the 7th Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur, whereby the application preferred by the appellant under Section 439 of the CrPC for grant of bail has been rejected, as the appellant has been arrested in connection with Crime No.310/2023, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, District Raipur (ST No.206/23) for offence under Section 370 of the IPC read with Section 4, 5 & 7 of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act.

2. Prosecution case is that upon receipt of information on 24.06.2023 the concerned police team raided Blue Moon Spa Centre situated at Raipur and found that owner of the spa – present appellant along with Ashok Sahu – Manager of the spa and Vivek Sahu – Assistant Manager and Director – Kunal Rathi in the garb of running a spa hired 6-7 girls and got them engaged in the prostitution forcefully. From the said spa, incriminating articles have also been recov