No proof of youtuber’s Pakistan links: Indian court rips apart Delhi’s anti-Pakistan propaganda
Chandigarh : In a major blow to India’s Pakistan-bashing propaganda, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to YouTube vlogger Jasbir Singh, making it clear that “communication with Pakistani nationals or dissemination of sensitive information was not prima facie established.”
According to Kashmir Media Service, Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj, while granting regular bail to the Ropar-based vlogger running the channel “Jaan Mahal”, observed that “from the retrieval of the petitioner’s mobile data, no chats, messages or communication have been recovered, at this stage, as would reflect that he was in contact with any Pakistani national.”
The FIR, registered on June 3, 2025, by Punjab’s State Special Operations Cell in Mohali, had alleged that Jasbir visited Pakistan multiple times and was in contact with the ISI, passing sensitive information on Indian Army movements under the guise of his YouTube channel. However, the court noted that the State could not dispute that his uploaded content “did not pertain to any classified or restricted material” and that “prima facie, the videos in question appeared to be of locations and subjects that are accessible to the general public.”
The court added there was “lack of readily available corroborative material” indicating any transmission of sensitive information or culpable intent. Justice Bhardwaj also took note of Jasbir’s “clean antecedents” and the 10 months of custody he had already undergone since his arrest on June 3, 2025. Senior advocate P S Ahluwalia and counsel Deepinder Singh Virk had argued that the proceedings arose out of routine travel vlogs posted on “Jaan Mahal.”
The High Court’s findings have exposed how Indian agencies routinely invoke Pakistan and the ISI to target individuals without evidence, using draconian laws like the Official Secrets Act to malign Pakistan and criminalize dissent. The bail order debunks yet another case of Pakistan-bashing where allegations collapsed for want of proof.
