The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to furnish details regarding the custody status of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah, accused in a terror funding case, in connection with several other criminal matters pending against him.

A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria observed that Shah was facing trial in “probably 24 cases” and asked the NIA to clarify his custody status in each. The directive came while the bench was hearing Shah’s appeal against the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order denying him bail in the 2017 terror funding case.

During the hearing, the NIA submitted that the apex court had already issued notice on Shah’s plea on September 4, and the agency required more time to file a counter affi

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