JUDGMENT :

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, J.

1. The instant appeal preferred under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 is directed against the order dated 19.05.2022 passed by the learned A.J.C.-XVI-cum-Special Judge, NIA Ranchi, in Misc. Cr. Application No. 566 of 2022 (Special (NIA) Case No.02 of 2018) corresponding to R.C. No.02/2018/NIA/DLI dated 19.01.2018, arising out of Bero P.S. Case No.67 of 2016 registered for the offence under Sections 212, 213, 414/34 of the I.P.C., Section 17(ii) of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1908 and Sections 13, 17 & 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for regular bail of the appellant has been rejected.

PROSECUTION CASE & FACTS

2. The brief facts of the prosecution case leading to this Criminal Appeal is that on 10.11.2016, on receiving secret information, the informant namely Mr. Bindeshwari Das, Officer In-charge of Bero P.S. registered an information received regarding the associates of Supremo of PLFI depositing ill-gotten money of crime proceed realized as extortion of levy at SBI, Bero, Ranchi. After having informed his superior authorities and having receive