JAMMU, Sept. 7 -- Holding that mere presence in a mob cannot establish liability for arson without evidence connecting the accused to its unlawful common object, the Court of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, Anoop Kumar Sharma, has discharged seven persons in a case arising from violence during the Jammu bandh following the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack.
In an order dated September 5, 2026, the court discharged Rohit Sharma, Kailash Kumar, Manat Kumar, Sajan Kumar, Sukhdev Singh alias Rinku, Sahil Sharma and Jagdish Kumar of offences under Sections 188, 147, 148, 149, 435 and 427 of the Ranbir Penal Code. It dismissed the challan and relieved the accused of their bail bonds.
The case, registered under FIR No. 15/2019 at Police ...