Supreme Court grants bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in terror funding case after years of detention and delays.

The Supreme Court granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case, citing prolonged detention and trial delays since his 2019 arrest by the NIA. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted procedural irregularities and reserved a detailed order with strict conditions. The decision follows prior denials by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court’s rejection of interim bail in 2024. Shah, accused of funding separatist activities through hawala transactions and cross-LoC trade, had been linked to a 2017 conspiracy involving violent protests and armed conflict planning. The court emphasized the need for a timely trial but did not rule on the prosecution’s allegations.