Long incarceration, slow trial: Delhi HC grants bail to two accused in NIA terror case
The Delhi High Court granted bail to two individuals accused in a terror conspiracy case investigated by the NIA. The court cited the defendants' five-year incarceration and the slow pace of the trial as primary reasons for the decision.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores judicial concerns regarding prolonged pre-trial detention and the efficiency of the Indian criminal justice system.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (September 3, 2026) granted bail to two accused, Sobiya Aziz and Kamran Ashraf Reshi, in an alleged Jammu and Kashmir terror conspiracy case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), citing their nearly five years of incarceration and the slow pace of the trial.
A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja passed the order on appeals filed by Ms. Aziz and Mr. Reshi against the trial court orders rejecting their bail plea petitions.
The court noted that Ms. Aziz had remained in custody since October 22, 2021, and that only 21 of the 359 prosecution witnesses cited in the case had been examined. “Therefore, there is no chance of the trial concluding anytime soon,” the Bench observed.
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