SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a government appeal against the acquittal order passed by a special NIA court in favour of an accused facing trial in a case related to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in south Kashmir.
The special NIA court, Anantnag acquitted Ghulam Mohammad Lone of a village in Srigufwara on February 20 last year in a case registered against him under UAPA on September 8, 2012 following investigation into the pasting of posters by proscribed terror outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen, threatening the elected panches and sarpanches to resign or face dire consequences.
Hearing the appeal by the Union Territory of J&K against the acquittal, the division bench of the high court said it is evident that for an act to be termed as “unlawful activity”, it must be one which is intended to or supports any claim to bring about the cession of a part of the territory of India or the secession of a part of territory of India from the Union or which incites any individual or group of individuals to bring about such cession or secession.