Jammu & Kashmir High Court – Srinagar Bench
Parveena Akhter And Another vs Union Territory Of J And K And Anr on 6 March, 2026
S. No.163
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HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
Bail App/23/2026
CrlM/234/2026
PARVEENA AKHTER AND ANOTHER Petitioner(s)...
Through: Mr. Zahid Hussain, Advocate,
Mr. Naveed Bukhtiyar, Advocate,
Mr. Aqib Sofi, Advocate &
Mr. Zahid Afzal, Advocate.
Vs.
UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ANR ...Respondent(s)
Through:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI JUDGE
ORDER
06.03.2026
1. By reference to FIR No. 258/2025 dated 30th November
2025 for the alleged commission of offences under Sections
64, 127(2), 351, 88, 61 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
and 5(j) (ii) & 16 of the Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012 registered by the Police
Station Shopian, a Final Police Report No. 02 of 2026 dated
27th January 2026 under section 193 of Bhartiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 for alleged commission of
offences under sections 61,62,64,127(3),89,238,239,240,351,
and 53 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and
4,5(j) (ii)/6,17,19 and 21 of the POSCO Act, 2012 came to
be laid.
2. In said Final Police Report (Charge-Sheet) which has come to
be submitted on file No. 4/2026 before the court of Principal
Sessions Judge, Shopian on 28th January 2026, five
accused persons have been named, namely:
1) Sudais Ahmad Lone as Accused No.1
2) Gh. Mohd Lone (father) as Accused No.2
3) Mst. Parveena Akhter (mother) as Accused No.3
4) Falak Jan (sister) as Accused No.4, and
5) Zahid Iqbal as Accused No.5.
3. Out of said five accused persons, accused No. 1, 2 & 5 are in
custody, whereas two women i.e., Accused No.3 and
Accused No.4, are shown to be absconding but who have
come forward with the present petition seeking the relief of
pre-arrest bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
4. This petition is disposed of at its very inception stage by
directing the two petitioners to appear before the court of
Principal Sessions Judge, Shopian which shall admit the
accused persons to bail subject to such terms and conditions
as may be deemed fit by the court of Principal Sessions
Judge, Shopian for ensuring that the two petitioners regularly
attend the proceedings of the criminal case so set up against
them, along with the other three undertrial accused persons in
custody, before the court of Sessions Judge, Shopian.
5. The two petitioners to report themselves before the learned
Sessions Judge, Shopian on 10th March 2026 and till that
time, the two petitioners shall not be subjected to arrest by
the Police Station Shopian.
6. In the event of failure to present themselves before the court
of Principal Sessions Judge, Shopian on due date, the
petitioners shall suffer loss of indulgence of this Court
protecting them from arrest at the hands of Police Station
Shopian.
(RAHUL BHARTI)
JUDGE
SRINAGAR
06.03.2026
Hilal