ZAFAR ABBAS @ JAFFAR vs NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18th December, 2024 Date of Decision: 10th January, 2025 + CRL.A. 785/2024 ZAFAR ABBAS @ JAFFAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjiv Jha, Mr. Vikash K. Singh, Ms. Tusha Chawla, Mr. Sarthak Singh and Mr. Sachin Bhatt, Advs. (M:9958481375) versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, SPP with Mr. Jatin, Mr. Aniket Kumar, Mr. Amit Rohila, Advs with Insp. Sonu, CIO. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode 2. The present appeal has been filed challenging the impugned order dated 2nd August, 2024 passed by ld. Additional Sessions Judge - 03, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, in FIR No. RC No. 30/2021/NIA/DLI registered at P.S. NIA, New Delhi. Vide the impugned order the ld. Additional Sessions Judge rejected the Appellant’s application seeking bail. 3. This is the third bail application filed on behalf of the Appellant which has been rejected. The first and the second bail applications were rejected by the ld. Additional Sessions Judge on 30th March, 2022 and 2nd March, 2023, respectively. Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 785/2024 Page 1 of 17 Digitally Signed By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:11.01.2025 14:22:02 Brief background: 4. FIR No. RC30/2021/NIA/DLI was registered on 6th November, 2021, and is referred in the chargesheet as the ‘Lashkar-e-Taiba conspiracy case’. The said FIR was registered under Sections 120B, 121 & 121A of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter “IPC”) and Sections 17, 18, 18B, 38 and 40 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1976 (hereinafter “UAPA”). Chargesheet had been filed on 13th May, 2022, against a total of 7 accused persons, including the Appellant. 5. The broad case