MOIRANGTHEM ANAND SINGH vs NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (NIA)

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 24th January, 2025 Pronounced on: 2nd April, 2025 + CRL.A. 918/2024 MOIRANGTHEM ANAND SINGH ..... Appellant Through: Mr. M Gunedhor Singh, Mr. David Ahongsangbam, Mr. S Gunabanta Meitei & Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advs. (M: 8810656240) versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (NIA) ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, SPP, with Mr. Mathew M. Philip, Mr. Jatin, Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Amit Rohila & Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh, Advs. for NIA. DSP Neeraj Mishra, CIO, NIA. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT Prathiba M. Singh, J. 1. This hearing has been held through hybrid mode. 2. This is an appeal filed by the Appellant - Moirangthem Anand Singh challenging the impugned order dated 24th August, 2024 by which his bail application has been dismissed by the Special NIA Court in RC- 23/2023/NIA/DLI. 3. The present case is intricately linked to multiple FIRs arising from distinct yet interrelated incidents. In the interest of clarity, the Court considers Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 918/2024 Page 1 of 48 Signed By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:02.04.2025 18:15:53 it appropriate to provide a comprehensive summary of the background facts. Brief Background 4. This appeal arises in the backdrop of the conflict in Manipur between the Meitei and Kuki communities. At the relevant time, there were reports of several government armouries being looted by mobs in 2023. In this regard, various FIRs were filed by the Manipur State Police. One such FIR is FIR No. 54(05)2023 filed by PS Heingang, in respect of an incident of looting from the Arms Kote of Manipur Police Training College, Pangei (hereinafter ‘MPTC’). The same was thereafter transferred to CBI and was re-registered as RC/6(S)/2023/C81/SC8/Kolkata on 9th Jun