Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah gets bail in money laundering case; to stay in jail in other cases

While granting bail, the court observed that the pending cases against the accused were of a very serious nature

June 15, 2024

Shabir Shah granted statutory bail, but is unlikely to be released from jail for other offences

A court in Delhi granted statutory bail to the separatist Kashmiri leader, Shabir Shah recently in a money laundering case while imposing the condition that the bailed-out accused would not leave the country without the court’s permission.

However, Shah will continue to remain in jail because of other cases pending against him.

While granting bail, the court observed that the pending cases against the accused were of a very serious nature.

Dheeraj Mor, additional sessions judge granted bail to Shah under Section 436 A.

“However, that cannot be a sufficient ground for declining the present statutory bail application, all the more, when he has not been convicted in any of the said offences,” the court observed.

Shah was arrested in 2017 and he sought bail on the ground that he had served more than half the period of the maximum sentence for the offence he was charged with.

The counsel for the ED argued that if released on bail the accused may run away from justice. His previous conduct shows that there is a strong propensity for him to flee from the country.

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