JUDGMENT

Per: Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari

The instant Criminal Appeal under section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act , 2008 has been filed on behalf of the appellant against the order dated 12/04/2024 passed in SC NIA No.02 of 2023; whereby the application filed by the appellant for grant of bail, has been rejected.

2. The appellant has been arrested on 27/05/2023 relating to FIR/Crime No.RC-14/2023/NIA/DLI registered at Police Station NIA, Delhi, regarding commission of offence punishable under Sections 120-B , 153-A, 153-B, 295- A of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred as IPC) and Sections 13 , 17, 18, 20, 38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act , 1967 (hereinafter referred as UAPA ).

3. Prosecution story in brief is that in compliance of the order of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, dated 24/05/2023, the National Investigation Agency registered a case bearing No.RC- 14/2023/NIA/DLI dated 24/05/2023 under Sections 120-B , 295-A of the IPC and Sections 16, 17, 18, 18(B), 20 of UAPA against co-accused- Syed Mamoor Ali, Adil Khan and other unknown persons. The NIA took up the investigation wherein it was revealed that during n