IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.1271 of 2025 ------

Fuleshwar Gope, aged about 32 years, S/o Late Shankar Gope R/o Village Chhotka Regre, P.O-Lapa, P.S. Jariyagarh, District-Khunti, Jharkhand …. …. Appellant Versus Union of India, through National Investigating Agency, Represented by Superintendent of Police N.I.A. having its office at N.I.A. Camp office, Quarter No.305, Sector-II, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand-834002.

.... .... Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ------

For the Appellant : Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, Advocate Mr. Niranjan Kumar, Advocate For the NIA : Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Advocate Mr. Saurav Kumar, Advocate ------

C.A.V. on 15.01.2026 Pronounced on 04/02/2026 Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

PRAYER

1. The instant appeal preferred under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 is directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 18.08.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge, NIA at Ranchi, in Miscellaneous Cr. Application No.1476 of 2025 [Special (NIA) Case No.02 of 2018] corresponding to R.C. No.02/2018/NIA/DLI, arising out of Bero P.S.