Overview
- Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria asked for a consolidated account of Shabir Ahmed Shah’s custody in matters beyond the NIA’s terror-funding case.
- The bench noted that Shah is facing probably 24 criminal cases linked to alleged separatist activity in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The NIA was directed to file a counter affidavit specifying Shah’s custody status across those cases.
- Interim bail was refused on September 4 after the Delhi High Court’s June 12 denial, which cited risks of further unlawful activity and potential witness influence.
- Shah has been in custody since his June 4, 2019 arrest in a 2017 probe alleging hawala funds and LoC trade were used to fuel unrest.