The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court granted an investigation stay confined to a PHE daily-rated worker who challenged his implication alongside another accused in an alleged sexual-harassment and trespass incident.
Judge / Bench — Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti, Judge
It noted that the FIR attributed the direct incident to the co-accused and alleged only support or instigation against the petitioner, without specifying his own act. The petitioner linked his implication to a water-connection dispute arising from his official work. Finding a prima facie case, the Court issued notice in the section 528 BNSS proceedings. The FIR was not quashed and the allegations were not finally rejected. The decision’s practical limit is its petitioner-specific interim protection, rather than any stay for the principal accused or a concluded finding of malicious prosecution.
Case — Nazir Ahmed Malik v. UT of J&K and another · CRM(M) No. 1186/2026 · 2026-10-14 · Jammu wing
Advocates appearing — Petitioner — Mr. Azmatullah Parihar, Advocate. Respondents — Not named in the judgment/order.