Manipur High Court
National Investigation Agency vs Narengbam Samarjit Singh & 3 Ors on 21 July, 2026
Author: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Bench: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Item No. 15
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
Crl.A. No. 29 of 2023
National Investigation Agency.
...Appellant
- Versus -
Narengbam Samarjit Singh & 3 Ors.
...Respondents
B EF O R E
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
(ORDER)
(Order of the Court was made by Mr. M. Sundar, CJ)
21-07-2026
[1] Mr. Themchuiyo Kashung, learned counsel on record for
appellant/National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Mr. M. Gunedhor,
learned counsel on record for respondent No. 1 along with Ms. L. Ashapriya,
learned counsel on record are before this Court (physical Court).
[2] There is no representation for respondent Nos. 2 to 4 either in
physical Court or on the Video Conferencing (VC) platform.
[3] To be noted, captioned appeal is a statutory appeal by NIA under
Section 21 of National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 assailing an order
dated 24-11-2022 made by the ‘Court of Special Judge (NIA), Manipur’ (‘said
NIA Court’ for the sake of convenience) wherein and whereby said NIA Court
has discharged A-3, A-4 & A-5 and dropped charges as regards two
provisions of law qua A-1. This ’24-11-2022 order’, which is under challenge,
shall be referred to as ‘impugned order’ for the sake of convenience.
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[4] The impugned order was a common order qua A-1 and A-3 to
A-5. A-1 is respondent No. 1 in captioned appeal before this Court and A-3
to A-5 are respondent Nos. 2 to 4 respectively in captioned appeal before
this Court.
[5] Be that as it may, Mr. Themchuiyo Kashung, learned counsel on
record for NIA, requests for an adjournment citing difficulty at his end though
Mr. M. Gunedhor, learned counsel for respondent No. 1 is ready to advance
arguments.
[6] Owing to afore-referred adjournment request of NIA counsel and
with the intention of giving opportunity to respondent Nos. 2 to 4 and learned
counsel for respondent Nos. 2 to 4, let the matter stand over to 12-10-2026.
[7] List on 12-10-2026.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Victoria
Ningom Digitally signed
by Ningombam
bam Victoria
Date:
Victoria 2026.07.22
10:23:30 +05'30'
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