An Amritsar court cleared a one-day interim bail plea for Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh, granting the incarcerated Waris Punjab De chief permission to attend the last rites of his grandmother, Charan Kaur.
Had he remained barred from traveling, the ceremony would have proceeded without him. Singh is scheduled to arrive in Punjab on November 14 under tight security escorts from Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail, where state authorities have held him for more than three-and-a-half years. The court extended parallel relief to two co-accused: his uncle Harjit Singh secured three days of interim bail, while close aide Sukhmandeep Singh received two days.
Legal counsel moved the temporary bail petitions strictly on compassionate grounds to permit the family to perform customary religious rituals in their native village. Judicial authorities emphasized that the temporary release does not alter Singh's broader trial status or pending charges.
Police escorts will guard the trio throughout their transit and local stay, returning them directly to prison facilities once their stipulated hours expire.
| Accused Individual | Legal Role / Relationship | Interim Bail Duration | Primary Detention Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amritpal Singh | Khadoor Sahib MP / Waris Punjab De Chief | 1 Day (Nov 14) | Dibrugarh Central Jail, Assam |
| Harjit Singh | Uncle | 3 Days | Dibrugarh Central Jail, Assam |
| Sukhmandeep Singh | Associate | 2 Days | Dibrugarh Central Jail, Assam |
Punjab Police arrested Singh on April 23, 2023, after he surrendered at a gurdwara in Rode village in Moga district. That operation concluded an intensive multi-week manhunt triggered by the February 2023 siege of the Ajnala police station, where hundreds of his armed supporters stormed the compound to demand the release of an arrested aide, Lovepreet Singh Toofan.
Following his capture, the state invoked the National Security Act (NSA) and flew Singh alongside his inner circle more than 2,000 kilometers away to the high-security Dibrugarh facility. His preventive detention under the NSA ran through its statutory limits until April 2026. Yet freedom eluded him. State prosecutors executed formal arrest warrants in the underlying criminal cases stemming from the Ajnala clash, keeping him in continuous judicial custody.
Bars could not silence his political momentum. Singh shook Punjab's electoral landscape during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, running from his prison cell as an independent candidate in Khadoor Sahib. He trounced Congress nominee Kulbir Singh Zira by a massive margin, sweeping the border belt across the Majha region. The verdict delivered a jolt to established political formations.
The interim relief is strictly confined to family and religious observances and does not modify the underlying criminal proceedings pending against the accused.
Amritsar Judicial Magistrate Order
Upon conclusion of the November 14 funerary rituals, security details will escort Singh directly back to Dibrugarh Central Jail as court proceedings in the Ajnala violence trial continue before the designated magistrate.