Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Altamas Kabir, C.J.I., S.S. Nijjar and Jasti Chelameswar

ORDER

Altamas Kabir, C.J.I.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals arise out the judgment and orders dated 2^nd July, 2012, 6^th July, 2012 and 6^th August, 2012, passed by the Delhi High Court in Crl. M.C. No. 2180 of 2012.

3. By virtue of the first order dated 2^nd July, 2012, the High Court issued notice on the question whether the Court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate was competent to remand the accused beyond 15 days for offences under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Notice was also issued to the learned Additional Solicitor General since the case involved interpretation of the provisions of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the abovementioned Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Proceedings pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Central-II, Delhi, in CR No. 86 of 2012, were also stayed till the next date of hearing and the matter was directed to be listed on 9^th October, 2012. By a subsequent order dated 6^th July, 2012, the High Court modified its earlier order and directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate to extend the remand of the accused and to take cognizance of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. By yet another order dated 6^th August, 2012, the High Court rejected the Appellant's prayer for early hearing of the matter indicating that in view of the heavy board of the Court it was not possible to accommodate the Appellant's request for early hearing.

4. Although, the Special Leave Petition was directed against the said three orders, during the hearing thereof, another question of substantial importance surfaced when on behalf of the Appellant an application, being Crl. M.A. No. 19883-85 of 2012 for grant of statutory bail under Section 167(2) Code of Criminal Procedure was filed, and was taken up for hearing along with the appeal.

5. Appearing in support of the Appeals, Mr. Mehmood Pracha, learned Advocate, urged that on 13^th February, 2012, the police registered FIR No. 4 of 2012 in respect of offences alleged to have been committed under Sections 307, 427 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code in connection with an explosion involving an Israeli Embassy vehicle carrying the wife of an Israeli Diplomat which had occurred at about 3.15 p.m. at the Aurangzeb Road/Safdarjung Road crossing. The alleged offences were later amended to cover Sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawf........