The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought details relating to the custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in criminal cases other than the terror funding case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

While hearing Shah’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order denying him bail in the terror funding case, a bench led by Justice Vikram Nath said probably there were 24 cases against Shah.

The bench granted four weeks to NIA to file its affidavit after the NIA counsel said the court had on September 4 issued a notice on Shah’s plea and the agency needed time to file its response.

“Please provide us the status of custody in other cases also. He is facing trial in probably 24 cases,” the bench said, posting the matter for hearing on October 31.

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