The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, Bar and Bench reported.
The comedian is accused of insulting Hindu deities during a show. He has been in jail since January 1 for his alleged comments, even though the police have said there was no electronic evidence and that the complaint was filed based on hearsay.
A bench of Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai also issued notices on the petitions filed by comedian for bail and quashing of the first information filed against him by the Madhya Pradesh Police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, Live Law reported.
The court said that the allegations mentioned against him in the FIR are vague, The Hindu reported. The bench noted that the procedure set down by the court in a previous judgment had not been followed in Faruqui’s case.
In his petition, Faruqui had alleged that the police did not follow the procedure for arrest laid down by the court in its Arnesh Kumar vs the State of Bihar…