JUDGMENT

Anish Dayal, J.

1. This appeal has been filed under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) read with Section 43D (5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA) seeking setting aside of the impugned order dated 18th May, 2023 passed by the Ld. ASJ, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in Sessions Case No. 61/2022 emanating from FIR No.243/2021, PS Special Cell, Delhi. By the impugned order, the appellant's application for grant of regular bail was dismissed. The appellant was arrested in the said FIR on 14th September, 2021 and has been in custody for about 20 months as on the date of the filing of this appeal, and has not been released for any period in the interim.

The FIR

2. The FIR was registered based on a reliable input received regarding a terror module planning a serial Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Blasts. As per the input, a group of entities were planning to undertake serial IED Blasts in India for which these multiple IEDs were arranged from unknown sources and apparently at an advance stage of preparation. It was suspected that an Okhla, Delhi based entity was an important part of this module having associates in vario