Chandigarh, Nov 6 || The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) after he spent more than five years in custody. The probe in the case was conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The high court observed that no incriminating material was found against the accused, Jagwinder Singh. It also noted that he has been in custody for over five years, with the end of the trial nowhere in sight.
“The allegation against the appellant was that he had watched a video of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and indoctrinated his cousin Inderjit Singh (the main accused) to support the formation of a separate state of Khalistan and aided/abetted hoisting of the Khalistan flag on the top floor of the DC’s office,” a Bench of Justice Deepak Sibal and Justice Lapita Banerji observed.
“Apart from one phone call on the day previous to the commission of the offence… nothing else has been brought on record,” the Bench said.