Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal v. Nation Investigation Agency And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1895 OF 2018 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1289 OF 2018 Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal ... Applicant/Intervener

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN

Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit ... Appellant/Accused V/s.

National Investigation Agency & Anr.

... Respondents WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 71 OF 2017 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 571 OF 2017 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 71 OF 2017 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 96 OF 2018 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 618 OF 2017 Sameer Sharad Kulkarni ... Appellant/Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 107 OF 2018 Sadhvi Pragya Singh Chandrapal Singh Thakur ... Appellant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 112 OF 2018 1/3

Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit ... Appellant/Accused V/s.

National Investigation Agency & Anr.

... Respondents WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1461 OF 2018 Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit ... Appellant/Accused V/s.

The state of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Shrikant Shivade a/w Mr. Sagar Bhandare i/b Amit Ghag for the Appellant in Appeal No.1461/2018, 1289/2018 and 112/2018. Mr. Sajender Yadav i/b Mr. J.P. Mishra for the Appellant in Appeal No.107/2018.

Mr. Sameer Kulkarni in Appeal No.96/2018 present in person. Mr. Sandesh Patil for the Respondent-NIA.

Mr. Shahid Nadeem i/b Mr. Mateen Shaikh, Intervener. CORAM :

INDRAJIT MAHANTY AND V.K. JADHAV, JJ.

DATE :

12th DECEMBER, 2018.

P.C. :

Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties. Order of the learned trial Court dated 03.10.2018 is produced by the learned Counsel for the Intervener. Learned Counsel appearing for the Appellant as well as NIA have no objection if order similar to that of is passed by the learned trial Court. Accordingly to that such limited extent the Intervener is permitted to 2/3

address the Court on the facts which are not unfolded by the learned Public Prosecutor and the law which has not been canvased. Accordingly the Application No.1895 of 2018 stands disposed of. Learned Counsel for the Appellant is directed to serve copy of the application (filing those copies which are claimed to be classified) subject to further directions that may be passed in this regard. Such copies shall be served by tomorrow.

After hearing learned Counsel for the respective parties, we direct the parties to get ready for hearing of this matter on 09.01.2019. (V.K. JADHAV, J.) (INDRAJIT MAHANTY, J.) 3/3