The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the NIA challenging bail granted to Naresh Gaur, an accused in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case. He was granted bail by a special court on November 20.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday challenged a special court order granting bail to Naresh Gaur, an alleged bookie arrested in the Antilia bomb scare and killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran case, contending that it was a “terror crime” and committed with an intent to strike terror among people.
Observing that a sessions court judge cannot stay his own order, the Bombay High Court quashed and set aside special NIA court's order staying the bail granted to Naresh Gaur in the Antilia bomb scare case.
Special judge under the NIA Act AT Wankhede said in his order, “Apparently, the applicant provided five SIM cards to accused Vinayak Shinde who then gave it to Sachin Vaze. He had done the said act as per the directions of his owner.prime facie it could not be gathered that he was having an active knowledge of the conspiracy.”