JUDGMENT :

SANJAY DHAR, J.

1. By the medium of this judgment, instant appeal filed by the appellant against the order dated 28th September 2019 passed by the learned Special Judge Designated under NIA Act, Srinagar whereby the bail application of the appellant Syed Saiqa, stands rejected, is proposed to be disposed of. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant filed another application for grant of bail and pursuant to our directions dated 15.05.2020 the said application has been taken up for hearing along with the main appeal.

2. Before coming to the appeal and the bail application of the appellant, let us give the brief background of the facts leading to filing of the instant appeal and the bail application.

3. As per the charge-sheet that stands already filed before the learned trial Court on 12.10.2019, on 28.10.2018 Police Station, Pulwama received information from a reliable source that bullet ridden body of Sh. Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir, Sub-Inspector, Jammu and Kashmir Police was found at Village Wahibugh near Rohmi Nalla. On the basis of this report, FIR bearing No. 288/2018 was registered and the investigation of the case was started. During the course of investigation, the Po