IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1573 OF 2024 Between:

Md Badal Houladar @

Badol Howlader, S/o Md Hakim Howlader, Aged about 52 years, R/at 24 Paragans, Bithari, Swarupnagar, Uttarpara, Bithari North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal-743286, Permanent Address Khontakata Village, Digitally signed Sharankhola Upazila, by VEERENDRA Bagerghat District, KUMAR K M Khulna Division, Location: HI GH Bangladesh-9000 COURT OF …Appellant KARNATAKA (By Sri. M. Krishne Gowda, Advocate)

And:

The National Investigation Agency, Bengaluru, Represented by Special Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru- 560 001.

…Respondent (By Sri. Prasanna Kumar P., Spl.P.P.)

This Criminal Appeal is filed u/s 21(4) of NIA Act r/w Section 439 Cr.P.C. praying to set aside the impugned order passed by the XLIX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (Special Court for trial of NIA cases) CCH-50 at Bengaluru in Crl.Misc.No.6560/2024 dated 01.08.2024 and enlarge the appellant on bail in crime RC-1/2023/NIA/BLR for the offence p/u/s 120B and 370(3) of IPC a