On Friday, the Apex Court refused to entertain a petition filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against a Bombay HC's order upholding the grant of bail to an alleged member of Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) Areeb Ejaz Majeed.

A bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice S Abdul Nazeer & also comprising Justice A S Bopanna, refused to entertain the appeal filed by the NIA.

The Supreme Court said that "We don't want to interfere with Bombay High Court's order".

While refusing to entertain the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the NIA, the Top Court said, the accused had already remained in prison for more than six years & the trial Court has put stringent conditions for his bail.

The Bombay HC had in its order had earlier upheld the trial Court's verdict to release Majeed on bail on March 17, 2020.

After which, the probe agency in the case, NIA, had filed an appeal through an SLP & challenged the Bombay HC's order.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG), S V Raju, the senior lawyer appearing for the NIA, argued & submitted before the Supreme Court that Majeed was a terrorist who went to Syria & returned to the country allegedly to carry out a blast at police headquarters.

Raju further said that & pleaded to the Supreme Court to cancel Majeed's bail & stated that his decent behavior can't be a ground for granting him bail by the trial court.

The Apex Court, after hearing all the contention from Raju, refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's order.

According to the prosecution, the accused, Majeed was arrested on Nov 29, 2014, by the Mumbai ATS which handed him over to the NIA.

The NIA said that Majeed initially went to Iraq in 2014 on a pilgrimage visa but he left for Syria to join ISIL. He was imparted training in handling of weapons & firearms & was actively involved in terrorist acts in Iraq & Syria, the NIA claimed.

The agency said that Majeed was allegedly trying to recruit Indians as well as non-residents to join the banned terrorist organization for carrying out illegal activities not only in Iraq & Syria but also in India.

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