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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on the bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan.
The court asked the state to file a response and posted the date of hearing in the case to September 9.
Kerala-based journalist Kappan was arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped.
A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court had earlier this month rejected his bail application. Kappan was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the alleged Hathras conspiracy case.
His plea, on being mentioned for an urgent hearing, was directed to be listed on August 26 by former Chief Justice N V Ramana last week.
(With inputs from agencies)
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