NEW DELHI, Sept 24:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to furnish details relating to the custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah — accused in a terror funding case — in other criminal cases against him.
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A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria said that, probably, there were 24 cases against Shah.
The bench was hearing Shah’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order denying him bail in the terror funding case.
The counsel appearing for the NIA said the top court had on September 4 issued a notice on Shah’s plea and the agency needed some time to file its counter affidavit.
The bench granted four weeks to the NIA to file its affidavit. “Please provide us the status of custody in other cases also. He is facing trial in probably 24 cases,” the bench said.
It said the counter affidavit to be filed by the NIA would specifically contain the facts relating to Shah’s custody in other criminal cases.
The bench posted the matter for hearing on October 31.
On September 4, the top court refused to grant interim bail to Shah in the case.
It had issued a notice to the NIA seeking its response within two weeks on Shah’s plea challenging the High Court’s order.
Earlier, the High Court had refused to grant bail to Shah in the case, observing that the possibility of his 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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