Tag: Bail

Shabir Shah Bail Plea Rejected: Protected Witnesses, Public Order and the Court’s Reasoning

Editor
1996 Srinagar Violence Case: Why Shabir Shah Was Denied Bail

Shabir Shah Bail Rejected: Why NIA Court Refused Relief in 1996 Srinagar Violence Case By: News Desk | 07 October 2026 Jammu: A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Jammu has rejected the bail application of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a nearly three-decade-old case arising from violence during a funeral procession in Srinagar, holding that his release at this stage could prejudice the trial and affect the confidence and security of protected witnesses. Special Judge Prem Sagar dismissed Shah’s plea after considering the prosecution’s allegation that he…

Read More

Arrest, Bail, Rearrest: Kashmir journalists face forbidding pattern

Editor
Arrest, Bail, Rearrest: Kashmir journalists face forbidding pattern

By: Suhasini Raj After being held in jail for close to four years awaiting trial on charges of aiding militants, Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan was granted bail by the courts last week, and he thought he could finally return home to his wife and his daughter, who was just 6 months old when he was arrested. But Indian authorities did not let him go, levying similar charges under a different law, and have since moved him to a different jail. Sultan’s case is the latest instance, rights activists say, in…

Read More