The High Court of Karnataka has ruled that an appeal under the provisions of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008, shall be maintainable before the Division Bench of the High Court only against an interlocutory order granting or refusing to grant bail passed by the Special Court.
No appeal shall lie before the High Court under Section 21 of the NIA Act, 2008, against an order passed by the Special Court under Section 20 of the NIA Act, which empowers the Special Court to transfer certain cases to regular courts after taking cognisance of the offences.
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice B. Veerappa and Justice B. Krishna Bhat delivered the verdict while rejecting an appeal filed by Irfan Pasha and three other persons, who are accused of murdering Rudresh, a worker of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
