JUDGMENT :

H.C. Mishra, J.

Heard learned senior counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the NIA.

2. This appeal, preferred under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, is directed against the order dated 25.11.2019, passed by the learned Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge (NIA), Ranchi, (herein after referred to as the ‘NIA Court’), in Misc. Cr. Application No. 1081 of 2019, in connection with Special (NIA) Case No. 03 of 2018, RC-06/2018/NIA/DLI, arising out of Tandwa P.S. Case No. 2 of 2016, whereby the bail application of this appellant was rejected by the NIA Court.

3. The case was originally instituted for the offences under Sections 414, 384, 386, 387 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 & 35 of the Arms Act and Section 17(1)(2) of the CLA Act, on the basis of secret information, received by the police, regarding realization / extortion of levy by the banned terrorist organization Tritya Prastuti Committee (for short ‘TPC’), in the coal region of Amrapali / Magadh Project of Central Coalfield Ltd., from the contractors, transporters, D.O. holders and coal traders. On such information, the house of one Binod Kumar Ganjhu