New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Mohd Shahzad Kamal, an accused in a 2018 terror conspiracy case, noting that he has spent more than five years in custody and that the trial involving 161 prosecution witnesses is unlikely to conclude anytime soon.

A Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Arun Bhardwaj set aside the May 29, 2024 order of the Special NIA Court, which had rejected Kamal's bail plea. The court, however, clarified that its observations were only for deciding the bail application and would not affect the trial on merits.

Kamal has been in custody since August 31, 2021, and is accused in a case relating to alleged activities of Harkat-Ul-Harb-E-Islam, which the prosecution describes as ...