The Supreme Court recently granted bail to two persons - Kadeem @ Sadam and Zia Ur Rahma @ Ziya- who are accused in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, taking note of their incarceration of over five years and the fact that 254 witnesses are yet to be examined in the trial involving 138 accused persons.

A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma set aside the Karnataka High Court's order, which denied them bail.

The appellant was charged with offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 353, 333, 332, 436, 427 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, along with Sections 16, 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), and Section 2 of the Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act, 1981.

The case was investigated by the National Investigati

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