The Supreme Court on August 29 listed a plea for bail filed by Kerala journalist Sidhique Kappan, who is accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and has spent two years in jail, for final disposal on September 9.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice U. U. Lalit and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh and directed it to file a counter to the bail plea by Mr. Kappan.
Senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Dushyant Dave and advocate Haris Beeran, all for Mr. Kappan, submitted that he had been incarcerated since October 6, 2020.
