New Delhi, May 23 -- The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a man accused in a case related to the transfer of secret information pertaining to the Indian Army to Pakistan. A case was lodged under sections of the Official Secrets Act by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police in 2021.

"The offence in question in the present case is not merely one against a particular individual, institution, or group, but is an offence against the very integrity, sovereignty, and security of Bharat," the Delhi High Court said in its judgment.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the bail plea of Mohsin Khan considering the security of country and Indians involved in this case.

"Considering that the offence in question involves the security of the...