Kerala journalist Siddiqui Kappan, who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police and charged beneath the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for elevating funds for terrorist acts and conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, approached the Supreme Court in search of bail.
Kappan’s petition, filed by way of advocate Harris Biran, was talked about earlier than a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. Biran stated the apex court docket has agreed to listen to it on Friday, August 26. The petition has challenged the August 2, 2022 order of the Allahabad High Court, which had rejected his bail utility.
Siddiqui Kappan, arrested by the UP Police and going through UAPA prices, approached the Supreme Court for bail. Challenged the order of Allahabad High Court dismissing his bail plea. SC has agreed to listen to this on August 26. @indianexpress
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“Consequent to the rejection of the applying, the petitioner, a journalist with 12 years of expertise, who has additionally served because the secretary of the Delhi Chapter of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists, continues to be imprisoned. Presently, the petitioner has alleged He has spent nearly two years behind bars on the premise of allegations, solely as a result of he sought to discharge his skilled responsibility of reporting on the notorious Hathras rape/homicide case,” the petition stated.
Kappan argued that the HC’s resolution “completely ignored the well-established principles with regard to grant of bail, and mechanically rejected his “bail utility”, with none cogent cause.
Kappan and others had been apprehended by the UP Police from Mathura on October 5, 2020, whereas on their strategy to Hathras, the place the rape and homicide befell.
While Kappan claimed that he was going to Hathras to report the incident, the UP police argued that he was financed to go there by a terrorist gang to create disharmony within the society.
He additionally stated that the prosecution has not offered any proof that the cash was allegedly obtained from any terrorist gang. Kappan stated he was accused of false and communal reporting in the course of the northeast Delhi riots, and that he had been in contact with individuals who unfold riots within the nationwide capital and stated it was baseless.
The police accused him of performing on the directions and agenda of the Popular Front of India (PFI), however Kappan stated he was a clear individual, and had by no means violated the regulation.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
