NEW DELHI, Sept 4:
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case.
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A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Nath, however, issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking its response within two weeks on Shah’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order denying him bail in the case.
Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for Shah, sought interim bail, saying that the petitioner was “very sick”.
“No interim bail,” Justice Nath said.
At the outset, the bench issued notice on Shah’s plea challenging the High Court order.
“I (Shah) need interim bail,” Gonsalves said.
To this, Justice Nath observed, “You should be released today itself?”
Gonsalves then requested for early hearing on Shah’s plea.
The bench posted the matter for hearing after two weeks.
The High Court had refused to grant him bail in the case, observing the possibility of him carrying out similar unlawful activities and influencing witnesses couldn’t be ruled out.
Shah was arrested by the NIA on June 4, 2019. (PTI)
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