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Jhansi Man Acquitted in Pakistan Spy Case After 22 Years
Jameel Ahmed was accused of helping Pakistani people use false documents in India.
He was also accused of sending sensitive information to Pakistan.
The case began in 2004.
Ahmed stayed out of jail on bail while the case continued.
An Agra court recently acquitted him.
This means the court found that the prosecution did not prove the charges strongly enough.
The court said criminal charges must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.
It also said the prosecution cannot rely on problems in the defence case to prove its own case.
An Agra court acquitted Jameel Ahmed, a resident of Jhansi, after 22 years.
Ahmed had been accused of helping Pakistani nationals stay in India using false documents.
He was also accused of passing sensitive information to Pakistan.
He was booked in 2004 under criminal, passport, foreigners and official-secrets laws.
The court said the prosecution must prove charges beyond reasonable doubt and cannot benefit from weaknesses in the defence case.
- Who
- Jameel Ahmed, a 50-year-old resident of Jhansi, was acquitted.
- What
- He was acquitted of allegations including aiding Pakistani nationals with false documents and passing sensitive information to Pakistan.
- Where
- The acquittal was delivered by a court in Agra.
- When
- He was booked in 2004 and acquitted 22 years later.
- Why
- The court held that the prosecution had to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt and could not benefit from deficiencies in the defence case.
Key facts
- Accused
- Jameel Ahmed
- Age
- 50
- Residence
- Jhansi
- Court
- A court in Agra
- Year booked
- 2004
- Time before acquittal
- 22 years
- Legal provisions cited
- Cheating by personation, criminal conspiracy, the Passport Act, the Foreigners Act and the Official Secrets Act
Quotes
Pradeep Kumar Sharma
Agra government counsel
“The court recently acquitted Jameel Ahmed, who was out on bail.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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