The Chandigarh District Court has acquitted a Mohali resident, Jasdeep Singh Bains, of assault on police officials during a drunken driving naka, observing that crucial evidence, including the allegedly torn police jackets and the broken body camera, was never produced before it.

Jasdeep Singh, a resident of Mohali, had been booked under sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant while on duty), 353 (assault to deter a public servant from performing duty), and 427 (mischief causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code. The case was registered on the statement of Head Constable (HC) Satpal.

According to the complaint, on September 30, 2018, Head Constable Satpal was on duty at a drunken driving naka near Government School, Sector 7, Chandigarh , between 11 pm and 1.30 am. Ar

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