In Brief
The NIA appealed against a High Court bail order for K.A. Najeeb, an accused in a terrorist conspiracy case under UAPA involving the 2010 attack on a college professor. After nearly five years of incarceration without trial commencement and 276 witnesses yet to be examined, the High Court granted bail balancing the severity of charges against the prolonged custody and minimal prospect of timely trial. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that while Section 43D(5) UAPA creates stringent bail conditions, constitutional rights to speedy trial and access to justice can override statutory bars where incarceration becomes unconscionable and trial remains unlikely for a reasonable period.
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