https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468237 Under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, an original bail request must be moved before the Special Court first, with the High Court's role arising only in appeal under Section 21; an interim bail application filed directly before the High Court was therefore not maintainable. Under Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, bail cannot be granted solely because of trial delay: the Court must still consider whether the accusation is prima facie true on the case diary and charge-sheet material, and delay must not be substantially attributable to the accused. On the stated facts, the delay-based plea failed and bail was declined. en-us Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468237 Under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, an original bail request must be moved before the Special Court first, with the High Court's role arising only in appeal under Section 21; an interim bail application filed directly before the High Court was therefore not maintainable. Under Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, bail cannot be granted solely because of trial delay: the Court must still consider whether the accusation is prima facie true on the case diary and charge-sheet material, and delay must not be substantially attributable to the accused. On the stated facts, the delay-based plea failed and bail was declined. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468237