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The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukhi, who was arrested for allegedly supplying secret information about the Indian Army to Pakistani Citizens.
The accused was arrested by police on June 29, 2019 and an FIR was lodged under Sections 3, 5, 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Section 120-B IPC at PS City Faridkot.
Advocate Ramandeep Singh Gill argued on behalf of the petitioner that the details of the secret documents recovered from the petitioner’s possession was not placed on records nor the sanction of the appropriate government under Section 13(3) of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 has been received. It was also argued that the petitioner is 60 per cent physically disabled from his right leg and that no other case is pending or registered against him.
The State Counsel contended that there were allegations against the petitioner that he was in touch with Pakistani Citizens, namely, Ali Raza and Javed Malik and used to supply them information about the Indian Army.
The bench of Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill in view of the contentions said, “The information as regards the alleged secret documents is not forthcoming and despite specific directions issued by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in this regard, no compliance was done. Thus, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner behind the bars”.