Shahid Yousuf vs National Investigation Agency

ik-152145337 Delhi High Court 23 December 2025 • 27 min read

Judges (2)

Manoj Jain Coram Vivek Chaudhary Delivered

Counsel (9)

Aditi Sarswat Counsel Appellant Akshai Malik Counsel Respondent Ayush Agarwal Counsel Respondent Jawahar Raja Counsel Appellant Khawar Saleem Counsel Respondent Nitai Hinduja Counsel Appellant Nitya Ramakrishnan Counsel Appellant Sidharth Luthra Counsel Respondent Warisha Farasat Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

National Investigation Agency Respondent Masarat Alam Bhat Appellant Shahid Yousuf Appellant Syed Ahmad Shakeel Appellant

Case Significance

Shahid Yousuf vs National Investigation Agency is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 23, 2025 (citation: ik-152145337). Three appellants, including Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat, appealed against orders framing charges under the NIA Act (Sections 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, 40 UAPA and IPC provisions) in terrorism-related cases being tried by the NIA Special Court. The Division Bench examined whether an appeal under Section 21(1) of the NIA Act lies against an interlocutory order framing charges, holding that the term 'order' in Section 21 refers only to final orders, not interlocutory or inter The bench comprised Justices Manoj Jain and Vivek Chaudhary. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vivek Chaudhary.

Summary

Three appellants, including Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat, appealed against orders framing charges under the NIA Act (Sections 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, 40 UAPA and IPC provisions) in terrorism-related cases being tried by the NIA Special Court. The Division Bench examined whether an appeal under Section 21(1) of the NIA Act lies against an interlocutory order framing charges, holding that the term 'order' in Section 21 refers only to final orders, not interlocutory or intermediate orders. All appeals were dismissed on grounds of non-maintainability.

What was the outcome of Shahid Yousuf vs National Investigation Agency?

Three appellants, including Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat, appealed against orders framing charges under the NIA Act (Sections 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, 40 UAPA and IPC provisions) i...

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