SC relaxes bail condition for journalist Kappan in Hathras conspiracy case

An application was filed by Kappan seeking modification of his bail order of September 9, 2022 which imposed a condition asking him to report every Monday at the local police station in UP

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted journalist Siddique Kappan not to report every week at a local police station in Uttar Pradesh as part of a bail condition imposed by the court in 2022. Kappan was arrested in October 2020 for being part of a conspiracy to instigate communal riots in Hathras where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered.

An application was filed by Kappan seeking modification of his bail order of September 9, 2022 which imposed a condition asking him to report every Monday at the local police station in UP. According to him, the bail order allowed him to remain in Delhi for the first six months and thereafter to move to his home in Kerala.

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta said, “We are of the opinion that the condition 2 in our order of September 9, 2022 is to be modified. It shall not be necessary for the petitioner to report to the local police station.”

Courtesy : Hindustan Times

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