Order Framing Charges Under Section 21 NIA Act Is Not Interlocutory, Appeal Lies Before High Court; Allahabad High Court Differs With Delhi High Court View: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an order framing charges passed by a Special Court under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) is not an interlocutory order. Therefore, such an order can be challenged through an appeal under Section 21 of the NIA Act before a Division Bench of the High Court. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi delivered the ruling while dealing with a petition filed by Satendra Siwal,…