ALEMLA JAMIR vs NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 20.11.2024 Pronounced on: 13.01.2025 + CRL.A. 606/2024 ALEMLA JAMIR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Tanveer Ahmad Mir, Mr. Kartik Venu, Md. Imran Ahmad, Mr. Jude Rohit and Mr. Paras Nath Mishra, Advs versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shilpa Singh, Spl. PP, NIA with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Mr. Vanshaj Tyagi, Advs., and Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Inspector and Mr. Pawan Singh Rana. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT SHALINDER KAUR, J 1. The present appeal under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008 has been preferred against the Order dated 31.05.2024, whereby the second bail application of the appellant was dismissed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge - 03 (ASJ), Special Courts (NIA)- New Delhi, Patiala House Courts, Delhi in NIA Case No. 1/2020 titled “National Investigation Agency vs. Alemla Jamir & Anr.”. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEELAM CRL.A. 606/2024 Page 1 of 38 Signing Date:13.01.2025 18:20:03 BRIEF FACTS 2. The investigation in this case was launched, when on 17.12.2019, the appellant Alemla Jamir (A-1) while travelling from Delhi to Dimapur, Nagaland was intercepted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Security Personnel at the Terminal-1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), New Delhi upon discovery of her carrying Rs. 72 Lakhs in cash, without providing any explanation as to its source. This information was forwarded to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Income Tax Department and the appellant was taken in for interrogation, along with her belongings which included the said cash recovered from her. 3. Subsequent thereto, the appellant was questioned by the Assi