(1.) This criminal appeal is at the instance of the National Investigation Agency (for short "the NIA") calling into question, the legality and validity of the order dtd. 20/12/2021 passed by the Special Court under the NIA Act, 2008 (for brevity "the Special Court"), in and by which, the police custody application filed by the NIA has been dismissed.
(2.) The facts necessary for the disposal of this criminal appeal are as under:
(3.) This Court ordered notice to Divan on 7/2/2022 returnable by 11/2/2022, pursuant to which, Mr. A. Rawther Naina Mohamed has entered appearance and filed a counter affidavit.