The court granted the bail after a bond of Rs 50,000 was furnished and asked Zubair not to leave the country without the court’s permission.
New Delhi: A court in Delhi on Friday granted bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case filed against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweet in 2018.
The court granted the bail after a bond of Rs 50,000 was furnished and asked Zubair not to leave the country without the court’s permission. However, Zubair will continue to stay in jail for two cases filed against him in Uttar Pradesh. Zubair has requested the Supreme Court to cancel six cases filed against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
He has also asked that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to investigate the cases be called off.
On June 27, the Delhi Police arrested Mohammad Zubair of Alt News on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity among people. He was arrested by the police under Sections 153/295 of the IPC. Zubair is one of the founders of the fact-checking website Alt News.
Earlier, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. The court said, “Let the matter be posted before a regular bench. We will grant protection for few days on condition that you will not leave jurisdiction of this court and you will not put up more tweets. We will grant you interim bail for few days.”
