Shabir Shah

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday said it will hear the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah on January 13 in a terror funding case.

The matter came up before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves appeared on behalf of Shah. However, senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, representing the National Investigation Agency, said he was facing personal difficulty and requested more time.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The bench noted that it also had limited time and decided to list the case for hearing next week, fixing January 13 as the date.

Shah has challenged the Delhi High Court order of June 12 last year, which denied him bail. Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused to grant him interim bail and sought a response from the NIA.

The NIA told the court that the examination of witnesses is still ongoing. The High Court had earlier rejected Shah’s bail plea, stating that there was a risk of him repeating unlawful activities or influencing witnesses.

Shabir Shah was arrested by the NIA on June 4, 2019. He is accused of playing a major role in raising funds through hawala and other channels to support separatist and militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The High Court also rejected his request for house arrest, citing the serious nature of the charges and his alleged links to an unlawful organisation.

The case relates to a 2017 NIA investigation in which several people were booked for conspiracy to disturb law and order and wage war against the Government of India.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined interim bail to Kashmiri Separatist Leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also issued notice to the NIA and sought its response in two weeks.

Shah has approached the top court, filing an appeal against the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order, which denied him bail in an alleged case of terror funding.

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for Shah, sought interim bail, saying that he was very sick. However, the bench refused to grant him interim bail and posted the matter for hearing after two weeks.

Observing the possibility of Shah carrying out similar unlawful activities and influencing witnesses couldn’t be ruled out, the High Court refused to grant him bail in the case.

Shah was arrested by the NIA on June 4, 2019.
In 2017, the NIA registered a case against 12 persons on allegations of conspiracy for raising and collecting funds for causing disruption by way of pelting stones, damaging public property and conspiring to wage war against the government of India. (ANI)