The court made it clear that it was far from impressed with the way the NIA conducted the investigations. "Before concluding the discussion, this court is constrained to observe, in the interests of justice, that the court has found the conduct and approach of the investigating authority / prosecution in this case, to be discouraging, to say the least. The court has high expectations from a premier investigating agency like the NIA, entrusted with the profoundly important task of protecting our country and us, citizens from the menace of terrorism. The court hopes and expects that, such high standards will be upheld, for sake of the country and this one will be just an exception," it said.