Khaira case: Evidence collected against petitioner sketchy, says High Court
Khaira case: Evidence collected against petitioner sketchy, says High Court
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today allowed regular bail to MLA and former Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira. He was seeking bail after his role regarding alleged violation of the NDPS Act surfaced during further investigation by a “new” special investigation team.
The evidence collected against the petitioner was sketchy and inconclusive, said Justice Anoop Chitkara said while allowing the plea. The court was told that the FIR under which Khaira was arrested on September 28, 2023, traced back to March 5, 2015.
It was alleged that the investigator received secret and exceptionally reliable information that an international drug mafia was operating at the Pakistan border. A person owning land along the India-Pakistan border was facilitating drug smuggling.
The police raided the premises and seized heroin, gold and pistols from various accused. After the completion of investigation, a report under Section 173(2) of the CrPC was filed against 11 accused. One of the accused was mentioned as a proclaimed offender (PO). The petitioner was neither named as an accused in the FIR, nor in the report under Section 173.
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