Supreme Court grants bail to two Indian Mujahideen operatives after 12 years in custody
The Supreme Court of India granted bail to Mohd Saquib Ansari and Waqar Azhar, alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives, who had been incarcerated since 2014 in connection with a Delhi terror case. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta ruled that their continued detention for nearly 12 years, with no prospect of an early trial conclusion, was grossly violative of the right to liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court noted extremely slow trial progress and that a co-accused had already been granted bail. The petitioners were implicated in three FIRs, including two in Rajasthan, with overlapping allegations. The court directed their release on terms set by the trial court, subject to cooperation with the trial and not being required in other cases.
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