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SC extends Alt News co-founder Zubair’s interim bail in UP case, next hearing on 7 September

On 8 July, a vacation bench of the top court had granted five-day interim bail to Zubair in the case.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till further orders the interim bail of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case lodged against him in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious sentiments.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was told by Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the State government, that they wants to file a counter affidavit to Zubair’s plea seeking quashing of the FIR lodged in the case.

The bench then listed the plea for final hearing on September 7 and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file its response in four weeks.

On July 8, a vacation bench of the top court had granted five-day interim bail to Zubair in the case.

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.


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