An Agra court has acquitted a 50-year-old man of the charge of spying for Pakistan and possessing sensitive documents after a 22-year trial process.
The matter relates to crime case No. Sameer and Sher Ali, identified as residents of Karachi and Sukkur in Pakistan, were arrested for allegedly transferring classified maps and documents of Indian defence establishments to Pakistani intelligence. Their trials were conducted separately. Police claimed to have recovered a CD containing detailed videos on INSAS rifle training from his possession. However, additional district judge (Court No. Observing that the burden of proof rests entirely on the prosecution to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the court held that the prosecution completely failed to substantiate its allegations.
The accused, Jameel, a resident of Jhansi, was arrested in 2004 based on statements made by two Pakistani nationals who were earlier apprehended by the Agra police. 10 of 2004, registered on January 5, 2004, at the Sadar police station in Agra against Sameer alias Muinuddin, Sher Ali alias Salim Keswani alias Akbar Ali, and Jameel under Indian Penal Code Sections 419 (cheating by personation) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), alongside Section 3 of the Passport Act, Section 14 of the Foreigners Act and Sections 3 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act. Based on the statements of the two foreign nationals, Agra police arrested Jameel on January 12, 2004. 08) Agra, Ravi Kant, noted in a judgment dated August 31, 2026, which recently came to light, that the CD was not submitted to the court in proper condition, nor was a test report presented.
The primary physical evidence against him, the CD alleged to contain INSAS rifle training, was neither preserved nor tested forensically, and was presented to the court broken in pieces,” the court said.
The CD produced before the court was broken. “From the testimonies, it is evident that Jameel was implicated solely based on statements of previously arrested co-accused.
