{"id":"a6011f1a-1304-4262-bd39-1950dbff4bda","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-british-sikh-activist-jagtar-singh-johal-granted-bail-after-9-years-in-detention/live-79335891?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-rdf","domain":"dw.com","outlet":{"name":"DW","country":"DE","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"India news: British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail after 9 years in detention","plainHeadline":"Delhi High Court grants bail to Jagtar Singh Johal after nine years in custody","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Delhi High Court granted bail to British national Jagtar Singh Johal after nearly nine years in custody.","Johal was detained in Punjab in 2017 and faced seven murder and terrorism-related cases.","The court cited prolonged incarceration and slow trial pace as grounds for bail.","Conditions include passport surrender, restricted communication, social media limits, and regular reporting.","A UN panel in 2022 deemed his detention arbitrary; authorities deny misconduct and emphasize due process."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T08:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-19T08:39:40.466Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0617f76b-3366-43a6-9629-7e3b6ef1adae","storyId":"0617f76b-3366-43a6-9629-7e3b6ef1adae","image":"https://static.dw.com/image/76894647_6.jpg","author":"Seerat Chabba","dek":"Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been granted bail after more than eight years without trial. Meanwhile, India swapped its male flagbearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony over a missing kit. DW has more."}