Karnataka High Court Refuses Bail to PFI Member Accused in Terror Funding Conspiracy

The Karnataka High Court refused to grant bail to a Popular Front of India (PFI) member accused of conspiring to radicalise Muslim youth and raise funds for terrorist activities. 

The Court held that the material on record disclosed reasonable grounds to believe the accusations were prima facie true, attracting the statutory bar on bail under Section 43D(5) of the UAPA.

It observed that alleged procedural lapses in seizure and the absence of a sanction for a specific provision did not justify bail at this stage.

Finding no illegality in the trial court order, the Court dismissed the appeal.

[Shahid Khan v. State of Karnataka]