New Delhi, July 28 -- The Supreme Court has granted bail to two men accused of operating the Rajasthan module of the banned outfit Indian Mujahideen, who were under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta on Tuesday granted bail to Mohd Saquib Ansari and Waqar Azhar while noting the slow progress of the trial, and both have continued to remain incarcerated for the last nearly 12 years.

"We feel that the continued incarceration of the petitioners in this case is grossly violative of the right to liberty enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," the judgement stated.

While granting bail, the bench also noted that fro...