NAVAL KISHORE KAPOOR vs NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.03.2025 Pronounced on: 12.03.2025 + CRL. A. 02/2020 NAVAL KISHORE KAPOOR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Lakshay Dhamija, Mr. Mohit Gupta and Mr. Sagar Rawat, Advs. versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Akshai Malik, SPP, Mr. Ayush Agarwal, Mr. Karl P. Rustomkhan, Mr. Udbhav Sinha, Mr.Siddhant Gupta, Mr. Khawar Salim, Advs. Mr.B. B. Pathak, Dy. SP Mr. Ankit Rohilla, Insp., NIA 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 Act, 2008 (NIA Act) is directed against the Order dated 19.08.2019, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-03 (ASJ), Special Court (NIA), Patiala House Court, New Delhi in NIA Case No. RC-10/2017/NIA/DLI titled State (NIA) vs. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Ors., whereby the Appellant‟s regular bail application dated 30.09.2018 has been rejected. Signature Not Verified CRL. A. 02/2020 Page 1 of 56 Digitally Signed By:NEELAM Signing Date:12.03.2025 19:59:05 BRIEF FACTS: 2. It is the case of the Prosecution that the Ministry of Home Affairs, on 30.05.2017, issued an Order no. 11011/2017-IS-IV, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6(5) read with Section 8 of the NIA Act, directing the NIA to register a Regular Case and carry out an investigation as credible information had been received by the Central Government that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the Chief of the Jammat-ud-Dawah, and other secessionists and separatists leaders, including various members of the Hurriyat Conference, had been acting in connivance with the active militants of various proscribed terrorist organizations for raising, receivin