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After over 700 days in jail, Siddique Kappan granted bail by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been in jail since October 2020.

His bail application was heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit. The chief justice said “every person has the right to free expression” and Kappan had been trying to spotlight a “victim who requires justice and raise a common voice”.

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