SC relaxes bail condition on Kerala-based journalist Kappan in UAPA case

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The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a plea by Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan seeking relaxation of a bail condition of reporting to police every week in a UAPA case registered against him.

A bench of Justices P S Narasimhan and Sandeep Mehta relaxed the bail condition imposed by the top court on Kappan while granting bail in September 2022.

The top court had on September 17 asked the state government to file its reply on the plea of Kappan, who was arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh after a Dalit woman from there died following gangrape.

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Topics: PFI links Hathras case Freedom of expression Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan Bail relaxation Supreme Court Bail conditions UAPA case Police reporting

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Published On: 2024-11-04 @ 12:44:53 (1 days ago)

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