Overview
- The Principal District & Sessions Judge in Kupwara ordered bail after the accused furnished personal and surety bonds of ₹1,00,000 each.
- The order requires deposit of passports, bars travel outside the court’s jurisdiction without permission, mandates attendance at every hearing, and prohibits any intimidation of witnesses or tampering with evidence.
- Eight persons, including six policemen such as Deputy SP Aijaz Ahmad, are accused of torturing constable Khurshid Ahmad Chohan in February 2023 at the Kupwara Joint Interrogation Centre.
- The Times of India reported the bail followed the CBI dropping attempt-to-murder and grievous-hurt-by-dangerous-weapons charges, though the agency opposed release.
- The Supreme Court earlier transferred the case to the CBI, quashed a retaliatory FIR, and ordered ₹50 lakh compensation to the victim, and the investigation and trial remain underway.