The Supreme Court granted bail to separatist leader Shabir Shah, citing prolonged incarceration and slow trial progress. The Court stressed that delayed trials cannot justify curbing personal liberty under the Constitution.
The Supreme Court sought a response from the Delhi Police on Tasleem Ahmed’s bail plea in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale issued notice after his bail was earlier rejected under UAPA.
