NEW DELHI: Underlining that if the trial was unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time, continued detention could result in curtailment of personal liberty guaranteed under the Constitution, the Supreme Court has granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah who has been in jail for over eight years in a terror funding case.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, whi...
The Supreme Court's decision to grant bail to Shabir Ahmed Shah is a principled stand on the limits of pre-trial detention, even in cases involving national security. The strongest version of this narrative is that it reaffirms constitutional protections against indefinite incarceration without trial, a cornerstone of democratic justice. The court’s reasoning—prolonged detention without trial progress as a violation of personal liberty—is legally sound and aligns with global human rights standar...