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A tribunal successful Jammu and Kashmir connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025) granted bail to 8 persons, including six policemen, successful transportation with the alleged custodial torture of a policeman successful 2023.
Directing the accused to “remain contiguous earlier the proceedings tribunal connected each and each day of proceeding unless exempted”, the tribunal said, “Any breach of the conditions shall beryllium viewed earnestly and shall warrant cancellation of bail.” It added that bail bonds of ₹1 lakh with 1 surety had been furnished and accepted.
The tribunal besides directed the accused to deposit their passports and barred them from leaving the territorial jurisdiction of the tribunal “without anterior permission”.
Further, the tribunal warned the accused against “intimidation, hampering oregon tampering with the prosecution evidence”. “Nor shall they endanger immoderate prosecution witnesser to hamper the trial,” it said.
The lawsuit pertains to the alleged custodial torture of a policeman successful February 2023. Two civilians and six policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Ajaz Ahmad Sheikh, were accused by policeman Khurshid Ahmad Chohan of subjecting him to custodial torture.
The Supreme Court successful 2025 directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to taxable a presumption study successful the case. According to the CBI chargesheet, the victim’s “genital organs and testicles were amputated” during interrogation astatine a centre successful Kupwara.
The CBI has registered a lawsuit nether Sections 120-B, 307, 323, 325, 326, and 343 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to transgression conspiracy, effort to murder, voluntarily causing hurt, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, voluntarily causing grievous wounded by unsafe weapons oregon means, and wrongful confinement for much than 3 days.
