Hathras conspiracy case: SC grants bail to journalist Siddique Kappan
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020 whereas on his technique to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh the place a Dalit girl had died after allegedly being gang-raped.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed Kappan to stay in Delhi for the following six weeks after the discharge from an Uttar Pradesh jail.
The bench imposed sure situations on him together with asking him to give up his passport and report back to the police station on each Monday.
The apex courtroom on final month sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh authorities on the Kerala-based scribe’s bail plea.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had earlier this month rejected the bail utility of Kappan, who was booked below the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act within the alleged Hathras conspiracy case.
The FIR had been filed below numerous provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the UAPA towards 4 individuals having alleged hyperlinks with the Popular Front of India (PFI).
The PFI had been accused prior to now of funding protests towards the Citizenship Amendment Act throughout the nation.
The police had earlier claimed that the accused was attempting to disturb the legislation and order in Hathras.
(With PTI Inputs)
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020 whereas on his technique to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh the place a Dalit girl had died after allegedly being gang-raped.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed Kappan to stay in Delhi for the following six weeks after the discharge from an Uttar Pradesh jail.
The bench imposed sure situations on him together with asking him to give up his passport and report back to the police station on each Monday.
The apex courtroom on final month sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh authorities on the Kerala-based scribe’s bail plea.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had earlier this month rejected the bail utility of Kappan, who was booked below the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act within the alleged Hathras conspiracy case.
The FIR had been filed below numerous provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the UAPA towards 4 individuals having alleged hyperlinks with the Popular Front of India (PFI).
The PFI had been accused prior to now of funding protests towards the Citizenship Amendment Act throughout the nation.
The police had earlier claimed that the accused was attempting to disturb the legislation and order in Hathras.
(With PTI Inputs)
