2026:JHHC:960-DB 1 Cr. A. (DB) No.1298 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 1298 of 2025 -------- Manoj Kumar Choudhary, aged about 50 years, son of Bansi Choudhary, resident of Village-Bharti Chalkari, P.O. & P.S.-Pirtand, District-Giridih, Jharkhand ... ... Appellant Versus Union of India, through National Investigating Agency …… Respondent ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Aniket Kumar Ojha, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Spl.P.P. -------- Order No. 05/ Dated: 15th January, 2026 Heard Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned Spl. P.P. (N.I.A.) 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.09.2025 passed in Misc. Criminal Application No.1677 of 2025, arising out of R.C. Case No. 21/2018/NIA/DLI, corresponding to Special (NIA) Case No. 06 of 2018, arising out of Dumri P.S. case No. 06 of 2018, by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVI-cum-Special Judge for NIA cases, Ranchi, whereby and where under the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is in custody since 04.01.2021. It has also been submitted that the role of the appellant in the entire criminal act has not been specified in the supplementary charge-sheet. 4. Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned Spl. P.P. (N.I.A.) has submitted that the statement of the accused under Section 313 Cr.P.C. has already been recorded and case is pending for examination of the defence witnesses. 2026:JHHC:960-DB 2 Cr. A. (DB) No.1298 of 2025 Learned counsel further adds that the appellant is also an accused in connection with R.C. Case No. 19/2018/NIA/DLI and his prayer for bail was rejected by this Court in Cr. A. (DB) No. 1367 of 2025. 5. In view of the submission advanced by the learned Spl. P.P. (N.I.A.), it appears that the defence witnesses are being examined and considering the fact that the trial is on the verge of closure, we are not inclined to interfere in the impugned order dated 16.09.2025 passed in Misc. Criminal Application No.1677 of 2025, arising out of R.C. Case No. 21/2018/NIA/DLI, by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVI-cum-Special Judge for NIA cases, Ranchi and consequently, we dismiss this appeal. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 15.01.2026 Arpit Uploaded on 19.01.2026