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2020 Bengaluru Riots: SC Grants Bail To Two UAPA Accused

The apex court noted that the appellants have been arrayed as accused for the offences punishable under IPC sections and UAPA.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted bail to two persons, who were accused in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, after taking note of their incarceration for over five years.

The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma. The two accused are Kadeem, alias Sadam, and Zia Ur Rahma, alias Ziya.

The bench, in an order passed on October 7, noted that the appellants have been arrayed as accused for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 353, 333, 332, 436, 427 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and under Sections 16,

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