Overview
- Rampal, who walked out of Hisar jail on Friday after more than 11 years, was received by family as police handled large crowds of followers.
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted regular bail on April 8 through a division bench of Justices Gurvinder Singh Gill and Ramesh Kumari.
- The order set strict terms that bar him from promoting mob behavior and from joining gatherings likely to disturb public order.
- The court noted his age of about 75, custody since December 8, 2014, and a slow case with only 58 of 425 prosecution witnesses examined.
- The criminal trial remains active over the 2014 Satlok Ashram standoff, with charges including attempt to murder, waging war against the State, and UAPA counts tied to alleged mass resistance to his arrest.