JOGINDER SINGH @ JOGINDER RANA vs NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 17th January, 2025 + CRL.A. 799/2023 JOGINDER SINGH @ JOGINDER RANA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Nishant Rana, Ms. Rajani, Mr. Manveen Dhanjal, Mr. Adarsh Shandilya, Ms. Zeba Parveen, Mr. Deepak, Mr. Shubham Singh, Mr. Rajvant & Mr. Jatin, Advs. versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, SPP with Mr. Jatin, Mr. Amit Rohilla & Mr. Aniket Singh, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT Prathiba M. Singh, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. Background: 2. The present appeal has been filed on behalf of the Appellant-Joginder Singh @ Joginder Rana under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (hereinafter, the ‘NIA Act, 2008’) assailing the impugned order dated 10th May, 2023, passed by the Special Judge (NIA), ASJ-03, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in FIR No. RC-39/2022/NIA/DLI dated 26th August, 2022, registered under Section 120 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, the ‘IPC, 1860’) and Section 17/18/18B of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (hereinafter, ‘UAPA, 1967’), at the P.S. CRL.A. 799/2023 Page 1 of 29 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD KUMAR VATS Signing Date:22.01.2025 11:30:34 NIA, New Delhi. Further, vide the present petition, the Appellant seeks grant of Regular bail. 3. Vide the impugned order the application of the Appellant seeking grant of Regular bail has been dismissed. The relevant portion of the order dated 10th May, 2023 is extracted hereinunder for a ready reference: “Ld. Counsel for the accused/applicant has further relied upon the judgment of Apex Court in Guddan @ Roop Narayan v. State of Rajasthan. There can hardly be any denial to the legal propos