Agra, Sept. 27 -- 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 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.

The matter relates to crime case No. 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 Sec...