Srinagar, July 4, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed retired Joint Director of Prosecution S. Bhupinder Singh as Special Public Prosecutor to assist the Standing Counsel before the Punjab and Haryana High Court in connection with the bail proceedings involving accused Shubham Sangra.
According to an order issued by the Home Department, the appointment has been made in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 18(8) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
The order states that Singh will assist the Standing Counsel in the hearing of the sub judice bail application filed by Shubham Sangra in CRR No. 2596 of 2023, titled Shubham Sangra vs State of J&K, arising out of FIR No. 10/2018 registered at Police Station Hiranagar.
The Home Department said the appointment of the Special Public Prosecutor will be governed by terms and conditions to be finalised by the department in consultation with the Inspector General of Police, Crime, with the approval of the competent authority.
No further details regarding the case were mentioned in the government order. (KDC)