The Supreme Court today issued notice on the bail plea of Mazin Abdul Rahman who has been booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over alleged association with banned terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS).

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with Rahman's challenge to a Karnataka High Court order , which dismissed his appeal against the special court order denying bail.

“Article 21 cannot be stretched too long to afford protection to persons who have least concern for rule of law and pose threat to sovereignty and integrity of the nation" , the High Court observed.

Briefly put, Mazin Abdul Rahman is charged with Sections 120B, 121, 121A of IPC and Sections 18, 20 and 38 of UAPA. The allegation against him is that he was part of ba

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