Siddique Kappan

Mathura court quashed the allegation of breach of peace against Siddique Kappan and three others. Said, police could not complete the investigation in six months as per the rules … UAPA and other cases continue the trial

The accused have been in jail since October 7 last year in another case under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between groups), 295A (outraging religious feelings), 124A (sedition), 120B (conspiracy) of IPC, 17/18 of UAPA (raising funds for terrorist act) and under the IT Act.

Besides Vinod Dua, several senior journalists have also faced charges of sedition over their reporting and online posts in recent times.

The flawed and prejudiced opinion of the highest legal representative of Union government reflects how shabbily important issues are being handled.

In what can be called a major setback for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to arrange for the shifting of arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan

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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted, “I have a preliminary objection, that one person is in jail and a charge sheet has been filed against him under the UAPA. Eight persons filed for bail and a journalists’ association file a Habeas Corpus petition, which is not maintainable.

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They were later booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and charges of sedition.