This Criminal Appeal is filed by appellant Nos.1 and 2 /

accused Nos.11 and 20 respectively under the provisions of

section 21(4) of National Investigation Agency Act (hereinafter

referred to as <NIA Act=), against the order dated 29.12.2020

made in Crl.Misc.No.7268/2020 filed by accused Nos.11 and 20,

on the file of XLIX Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge and Special

Court for NIA Cases, Bengaluru (CCH-50), Bengaluru, rejecting

the application for bail filed by the accused persons under the

provisions of section 439 of Cr.P.C.

It is the case of prosecution that one Mr.Niranjan

Kumar, Inspector of Police attached to the Economic Offence

Wing, CCB, Bengaluru, gave information to Suddaguntepalya

Police Station, Mico Layout Sub-Division, Bengaluru City on

10.01.2020 at about 9.00 p.m. On the basis of the said

information, a FIR in Crime No.10/2020 came to be registered

by Suddaguntepalya Police Station against 17 accused persons

for the offences punishable under the provisions of sections

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153A, 120A, 120B, 122, 123, 124A & 125 of IPC and under the

provisions of sections 13, 18, 19 and 20 of the Unlawful

Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as

<UA(P) Act=). On