Armed Forces Tribunal suspends sentence for former Army personnel

The Chandigarh Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has suspended the remaining sentence of Ramandip Attri, a former Army personnel convicted by a General Court Martial for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with a Pakistan-based intelligence operative in exchange for money.

A Bench comprising Justice Sudhir Mittal and Lieutenant General (Retd) Ravendra Pal Singh directed Attri’s release on bail while his appeal is pending. The tribunal noted that Attri had already served more than one-third of his four-year rigorous imprisonment sentence and observed that the appeal was unlikely to be decided in the near future. Additionally, the tribunal previously noted that the trial appeared to be barred by limitation.

Attri was convicted on May 5, 2025, and sentenced to dismissal from service. He is challenging the entire court martial proceedings, including the charge sheet and findings. The prosecution alleged that Attri shared three official documents, including a letter mentioning the date of the Pulwama attacks and a file containing names of BSF personnel, with an India-based handler to be passed to a Pakistani operative. The matter is adjourned to April 9, 2027.