Overview

• The division bench of Justices Gurvinder Singh Gill and Deepinder Singh Nalwa issued the suspension order, which was uploaded Thursday, requiring Rampal to furnish bail bonds.
• The court barred him from promoting any 'mob mentality' or attending congregations likely to breach peace, warning that any violation could prompt the state to seek cancellation of bail.
• Judges flagged contradictions in the prosecution case, noting relatives of the deceased attributed suffocation to police tear gas and that medical findings varied across the five deaths.
• Rampal, 74, was convicted in 2018 over fatalities during the 2014 Satlok Ashram standoff and has served 10 years, 8 months and 21 days, with all 13 co-accused already on bail.
• The Haryana government opposed suspension, arguing Rampal kept followers confined as hostages, creating conditions that led to the deaths.