The Court was dealing with case where the accused man and several others were allegedly found hanging cloth banners on which “Khalistan Jindabad” and “Khalistan Referendum 2020” were written at the Pillars Kot Mit Singh Flyover in Amritsar.
The accused man was booked for offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), among other charges.
The Punjab Police reported that during its investigation, an entire module of the banned terrorist organisation named “Sikh for Justice” was revealed. in April 2020, the case was handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
After its probe, the NIA reported that the accused had received funds through illegal means sent by “Sikhs for Justice” and that those funds were then channeled through hawala towards furthering the Khalistani separatist ideology of demanding a separate State for Sikhs.
The accused was also alleged to have been involved in ancillary terror activities like procuring weapons through the help of an ISI handler.
In April 2023, the Punjab and Haryana High Court order rejected a bail plea filed by the accused after the trial court refused to grant him bail.
This led the accused to file an appeal before the Supreme Court.
Source: Barandbench
