New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- A day after a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort claimed 13 lives, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that "today is the best morning to send a message", as it refused to grant bail to a man facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in an unrelated case. Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for the accused, Syed Mamoor Ali, opened the hearing by acknowledging the sombre backdrop of the previous day's incident, remarking: "Not the best morning to argue this case after the events of yesterday." To this, the bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta responded: "Best morning to send a message." Ali, along with others, is accused of a hatching a conspiracy to attack the Jabalpur Ordnance Factory to procure weapons. The bench noted that the prosecution's case included the recovery of inflammatory material and allegations that the accused had formed a WhatsApp group bearing a flag image resembling that of ISIS. When Dave submitted that "except for some Islamic literature, nothing was recovered," the court pointed out the nature of the digital evidence: "You formed a WhatsApp group. The operation seemed to be on an ISIS module. What else is required?" Dave urged the court to consider that a protected witness had told the trial court he was pressured by NIA officers to depose falsely. But the bench shifted focus back to the material evidence: "Leave aside the witness, what about the recovery? You formed a WhatsApp group almost identical to ISIS. What is the intention behind that?" Dave argued that the accused had been in custody for over two years, suffered 70% physical disability, and that mere planning could not constitute conspiracy, contending: "If I just keep thinking in my head that I have to blow up a place." But the bench interjected that the allegations extended far beyond private thoughts. "You are accused of creating a ring of terror.creating turbulence and affecting civility in the country," it said....