IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2004 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

1. AMOL CHANDRA DAS @ AMOL DAS @ SUJIB,

S/O LATE SUKUMAR CHANDRA DAS,

AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,

R/AT SISHU MANDIR LANE,

VIVEKANANDA ROAD,

WARD NUMBER 26,

SILCHAR TOWN, CACHAR,

ASSAM - 788118.

PERMANENT ADDRESS:

Digitally signed AS ALLEGED IN THE CHARGESHEET ALANGJURI,

by DEVIKA M

ITNA POLILCE STATION LIMITS, KISHORGANJ,

Location: H IGH BANGLADESH – 2300.

COURT OF

…APPELLANT KARNATAKA

(BY SRI. VINOD N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY,

BENGALURU,

REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 21(4)

OF NIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.08.2025, PASSED BY THE LEARNED XLIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, (SPL.COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF THE NIA CASES, CCH-50 IN SPL.C.NO.187/20242) AND TO ENLARGE THE APPELLANT I.E ACCUSED NO.3 HEREIN IN SPL.C.NO.187/2024 REGISTERED BY NIA FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 370(3), 120(B) OF IPC, ALONG WITH SECTIONS 14, 14(A)(B), 14(C) OF THE FOREI