Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, was released from Indore Central jail on Saturday night, a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail.
The Madhya Pradesh Court had rejected his bail plea on January 28. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail.
Faruqui, a resident of Gujarat, was arrested on January 2 along with four others for allegedly making indecent remarks against Hindu deities and again Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show held at a cafe in 56 Dukan area of Indore on January 1.
The Apex court also stayed the production warrant issued against Faruqui by a court in Prayagraj in connection with an FIR lodged there.
An official of the Indore central jail, had said that a court in Prayagraj had ordered Faruqui’s production in a similar case on February 18. He said that an order from the Prayagraj court or a competent government officer was needed to release him.
