SURENDRA GADLING vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

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DTG 58-Apeal-1342-2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1342 OF 2024 Adv. Surendra Gadling ] Age : 50 years, Occupation : Lawyer ] Indian inhabitant, Residing at Misal ] Lay-out, Bhim Chowk, P.S. Jaripatka, ] Nagpur – 440 014 ] Currently lodged in Yeravada Central ] Prison Pune, District : Pune ] … Appellant V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra ] Through the Investigating Officer, ] ACP, Swargate, Pune City, Pune ] 2. National Investigating Agency, ] Through Its Superintendent ] Vikram Khatate, Off: Cumbala Hill, ] Peddar Road, Mumbai ] … Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Sudeep Pasbola, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Neeraj Yadav, Adv. Susan Abraham, Mr. Chinmay Godse, Mr. Nagraj Tarade and Ms. Divya Singh i/b Rahul Arote for Appellant. Mr. Anil Singh, Additional Solicitor General of India a/w Mr. Chintan Shah, Special P.P., Mr. Sagar Bhandare, P.P., Ms. Rama Gupta, Mr. Krishnakant Deshmukh and Mr. Adarsh Vyas for Respondent No.2-NIA. Mr. Vishal Gaikwad, Dy.S.P., NIA, Mumbai, present. Mr. Akhilesh Singh, P.I., NIA, Mumbai, present. _______________________________________ 1/7 DTG 58-Apeal-1342-2024.doc CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. DATE : 4th May 2026 JUDGMENT : (Per : A.S. Gadkari, J.) :- 1) This is an Appeal under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (for short ‘NIA Act’) by the original Accused No.3, impugning the Order dated 6 th November 2019, passed in Criminal Bail Application No. 3170 of 2018, in Special A.T.S. No. 1 of 2018, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune. By the impugned Order, the Application for bail filed by the Appellant under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) for the offences punishable under Sections