The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of a man facing charges, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, of spreading ISIS ideology and conspiring to attack the Jabalpur Ordnance Factory to procure weapons for furthering the terrorist outfit’s activities.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that even preparation to commit a terror act is an offence under the stringent anti-terror legislation. The court said that accused Syed Mamoor Ali alias Mamoor Bhai can apply afresh for bail if the trial is not concluded within the next two years for no fault of his.

“We are not inclined to interfere. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner has been incarcerated for more than two years and further that 19 o

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