SC refuses production of Yasin Malik before Jammu court; orders cross-examination from Tihar

CBI had also challenged the order of Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu (TADA/POTA) passed on September 20 and September 21, 2024 issuing a production warrant against Malik in two different cases.

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The Supreme Court on Friday ordered separatist leader Yasin Malik to cross-examine prosecution witnesses in cases against him by videoconferencing from Tihar jail to a special court in Jammu.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan declined physical production of Malik before a Jammu court for the trial of the cases related to the assassination of four Indian Air Force officials and the kidnapping of Rubayya Sayid in 1989.

The top court noted that in December 2025, the central government passed an order under Section 303 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act restricting the movement of Malik from Delhi for one year.