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.
Today, on 16th February, the Supreme Court of India declined gangster Abu Salem’s plea for release in the 1993 Bombay blasts case, rejecting claims of completing twenty-five years’ imprisonment. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta denied interim relief, advising Bombay High Court, pending.
