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Indian court grants bail after 107 days in custody, but bars accused from using X until trial ends
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India’s courts will face fresh challenges to bail conditions restricting X use, as defendants argue they’re punitive before conviction.

The order spotlights a growing legal pattern: bail can come with speech-limiting conditions, effectively turning platform access into a lever of pre-trial control in politically sensitive cases.

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The order spotlights a growing legal pattern: bail can come with speech-limiting conditions, effectively turning platform access into a lever of pre-trial control in politically sensitive cases.

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A Chandigarh district court granted regular bail to Hyderabad resident Hassan Mohiuddin Siddiqi after 107 days in custody in a case tied to alleged misleading and scandalous posts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X. The court said he cannot use his X account until the trial ends and noted the investigation is complete. Police alleged conspiracy, digital manipulation, and attempts to stir disharmony among communities; the court said keeping him jailed served no useful purpose.

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Indian court grants bail after 107 days in custody, but bars accused from using X until trial ends

Chandigarh court says investigation is complete and continued detention serves no purpose, while imposing a social-media restriction.

Indian Express·1h ago
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