ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH vs NIA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 18.08.2025 Judgment delivered on: 07.11.2025 + CRL. M.A. 9483/2025 in CRL.A. 299/2025 & CRL.A. 1045/2025 ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH .....Appellant Through: Mr. N. Hariharan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vikhyat Oberoi, Ms. Nishita Gupta, Mr. Shivam Prakash, Mr. Ravi Sharma, Ms. Punya Rekha Angara, Mr. Aman Akhtar, Ms. Vasundhara & Ms. Sana Singh, Ms. Vasundhara Raj Tyagi, Mr. Arjun Singh Mandla & Mr. Hashain Khawaja, Advs. versus NIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Akshai Malik, SPP, NIA, Mr. Khawar Saleem and Mr. Ayush Agarwal, Advs. Mr. Ritesh Bahri, learned APP for State of NCT of Delhi (Prison Department) Mr. B. B. Pathak, Addl. SP/NIA with Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Dy. SP, NIA. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI JUDGMENT VIVEK CHAUDHARY, J 1. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties in CRL. M.A. 9483/2025 (for modification of Order passed in CRL.A. 299/2025) & CRL.A. 1045/2025. 2. I had the privilege of reading judgment proposed by my brother Judge. I humbly differ with the same for the reasons given herein. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL. M.A. 9483/2025 in CRL.A. 299/2025 & CRL.A. 1045/2025 Page 1 of 15 By:PRATIBHA KUMARI Signing Date:07.11.2025 15:39:50 3. The bare facts, at the cost of repetition, are, that, the appellant was arrested on 09.08.2019 in NIA Case no. 2/2018 titled- “NIA vs Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Ors.”, arising out of an FIR dated 30.05.2017 under Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 38, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (“UAPA”) and Sections 120-B, 121, 121-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”), for his alleged involvement in terror funding network linked to various banned organi