Supreme CourtSupreme Court of IndiaBail Is the Rule Even Under UAPA: Syed Iftikhar Andrabi v. NIAThe Supreme Court holds that Section 43-D(5) UAPA bows to Article 21, that prolonged pre-trial detention with trial delay defeats the statutory bar, and that a co-equal Bench cannot depart from Najeeb.Valkya Editorial·15 Jun 2026·8 min