New Delhi:
A Delhi court has granted bail to former Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta, who was arrested for allegedly conspiring and spying for Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
The court on Saturday had fixed March 22 for the trial of the ex-diplomat.
The court had earlier framed charges against the former Indian diplomat under provisions of the Officials Secrets Act and IPC. She's been charged under sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act.
The maximum punishment under these sections is three years in jail.
A chargesheet filed against Ms Gupta in July last year accused her of passing on sensitive information to the ISI.
She was arrested in April 2010.
Ms Gupta, 53, was a secretary at the press information cell of the Indian embassy at Islamabad. A Special cell of the Delhi police had said that Ms Gupta had received a bribe of Rs one lakh for leaking information.
The over 700-page chargesheet and annexures filed against Ms Gupta sought the prosecution of the IFS Group B officer under various provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Penal Code.
Police has cited 30 witnesses to buttress the charges against Ms Gupta.
She had allegedly passed on the information to the Pakistani agents by using email through her phone. Police recovered from her SIM cards she had obtained in Pakistan. The investigators had seized five computers from her office and residence in Islamabad.
The chargesheet also spoke about Gupta's alleged affair with the Pakistani handler Jamshed whom she planned to marry. She used to communicate with Jamshed who had a code name
'Jim'.
"The contents of an email showed that she was in love with Jim (Jamshed). Both had planned to get married. It is further very clear from the content that Jim is a Pakistani. The motive is clear and established from the email," the chargesheet said.
The court on Saturday had fixed March 22 for the trial of the ex-diplomat.
The court had earlier framed charges against the former Indian diplomat under provisions of the Officials Secrets Act and IPC. She's been charged under sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act.
The maximum punishment under these sections is three years in jail.
A chargesheet filed against Ms Gupta in July last year accused her of passing on sensitive information to the ISI.
She was arrested in April 2010.
Ms Gupta, 53, was a secretary at the press information cell of the Indian embassy at Islamabad. A Special cell of the Delhi police had said that Ms Gupta had received a bribe of Rs one lakh for leaking information.
The over 700-page chargesheet and annexures filed against Ms Gupta sought the prosecution of the IFS Group B officer under various provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Penal Code.
Police has cited 30 witnesses to buttress the charges against Ms Gupta.
She had allegedly passed on the information to the Pakistani agents by using email through her phone. Police recovered from her SIM cards she had obtained in Pakistan. The investigators had seized five computers from her office and residence in Islamabad.
The chargesheet also spoke about Gupta's alleged affair with the Pakistani handler Jamshed whom she planned to marry. She used to communicate with Jamshed who had a code name
'Jim'.
"The contents of an email showed that she was in love with Jim (Jamshed). Both had planned to get married. It is further very clear from the content that Jim is a Pakistani. The motive is clear and established from the email," the chargesheet said.
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