JUDGMENT :

S. Chandrashekhar, J.

This criminal appeal has been assigned to DB-III by an order dated 31st July 2021 of Hon'ble the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court passed on the administrative side.

2. The accused has preferred this criminal appeal under section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 against the order dated 07th February 2019 passed in Special (NIA) Case No.03/2018 corresponding to RC-06/2018/NIA/DLI.

3. By the order dated 07th February 2019, the application for bail moved by the accused vide Misc. Cr. Application No.1255/2018 was dismissed observing that in view of the oral and documentary evidence collected by NIA in course of the investigation it would not be just and fair to enlarge the accused on bail at this stage.

4. The appellant is in custody since 13th December 2018.

5. Tandwa PS Case No. 02/2016 was registered on 11th January 2016 against 12 persons. Ramdhari Singh, a Sub-Inspector of Police at Simariya PS, gave a written report to the officer-in-charge of Tandwa PS stating that on a secret information that an extortion racket is being run by Vinod Kumar Ganjhu, Munesh Ganjhu, Pradeep Ram, Birbal Ganjhu, Gopal Singh Bhokta @ Brajesh Ganjhu, Muke