Archive · 28 Jan 2026
SC Seeks NIA Reply in UAPA Case
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear the bail plea of a businessman named Naval Kishore Kapoor.
He has been in jail for over seven years because he is accused of giving money to support unrest in the Kashmir Valley.
The court has asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to respond to his plea.
Kapoor's lawyer says the money was actually used to pay back loans from banks, not for bad activities.
The lower courts had said there was enough evidence to keep him in jail.
The Supreme Court will now decide whether to grant him bail or not.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the bail plea of Naval Kishore Kapoor, a UAE-based businessman accused of funding unrest in Kashmir under the UAPA.
A three-judge bench issued a notice to the NIA, seeking its response to Kapoor's plea.
Kapoor has been in custody for over seven years, with his lawyer arguing that the allegation of terror financing lacks corroborative evidence.
The defense claims the funds were used to repay loans from scheduled banks, not for secessionist or terrorist activities.
The Delhi High Court had dismissed Kapoor's bail plea, upholding a 2019 trial court order denying bail.
- Who
- Naval Kishore Kapoor, a UAE-based businessman, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- What
- Supreme Court seeks NIA's reply on bail plea in a UAPA case involving allegations of funding unrest in Kashmir
- When
- The Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea on Wednesday
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To consider the bail plea of Naval Kishore Kapoor, who has been in custody for over seven years, and to examine the allegations of terror financing
- Petitioner
- Naval Kishore Kapoor
- Act Involved
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
- Allegation
- Funding unrest in Kashmir Valley
- Custody Duration
- Over seven years
- Court Involved
- Supreme Court of India
- Prosecution Claim
- Accused aided Watali in bringing foreign funds for secessionist and terrorist activities
- Defense Argument
- Funds were used to repay loans from scheduled banks
- High Court Decision
- Dismissed bail plea, upheld trial court order