JERRY PHILIPS JACOB vs NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY AND ANR

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WAKLE MANOJ Manoj 19 APEAL558.2025.doc JANARDHAN Digitally signed by WAKLE MANOJ JANARDHAN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Date: 2026.03.12 16:53:55 +0530 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 558 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 347 OF 2026 Jerry Philips Jacob Aged : 46 years, Occupation : Service, Res : Disha Apartment, Flat No.303, In front of Chamunda Hotel, BP Road, Kandarpada, Dahisar (East) – Mumbai Currently lodged at Mumbai Central Prison …. Appellant V/s. 1) National Investigation Agency (Through DCB-CID, Unit – VIII) 2) The State of Maharashtra …. Respondents ________________________________ Mr. Zoheb Shaikh for the Appellant. Mr. Anil C. Singh, The Additional Solicitor General of India a/w. Mr.Chintan Shah, Special PP and Mr.Adarsh Vyas for Respondent No.1-NIA. Smt. M.H. Mhatre, APP for Respondent No.2 – State. Ms. Dhanashree Chavan, Inspector NIA, Mumbai. ________________________________ CORAM: A.S. GADKARI AND SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ. RESERVED ON : 24th FEBRUARY, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 10th MARCH, 2026 JUDGMENT : [PER : SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.] :- 1) Present Appeal challenges a common Order dated 06th December 2024, below Exhibits 9 & 10, in NIA Special Case No.1225 of 2024, passed by the learned Special Judge, under NIA Act, Greater 1/10 Manoj 19 APEAL558.2025.doc Mumbai. Thereby, the learned Judge declined the prayer of the Appellant/Original Accused No.1 to release him on bail in the said case. 2) Heard Mr. Shaikh, learned counsel for Appellant, Mr. Singh, the learned Additional Solicitor General of India, for Respondent No.1, NIA and Smt. Mhatre, the learned APP for the Respondent No.2, State. Perused the record. 3) The prosecution case is that between December 2022 to March 2023 the Appellant and his associates/co-accused in furthe