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BBC News Published image copyrightMunawar Faruqui/Facebook India s top court has granted bail to a comedian after he spent 35 days in jail for a joke he didn t crack. Munawar Faruqui, 30, was arrested on 1 January in the central Indian city of Indore just as one of his shows ended. He is accused of insulting Hindu religious sentiments in jokes that he had allegedly prepared, although they did not appear in his set that night. The Muslim comedian is among many who have recently been accused under a law that protects religious beliefs. Creators of a show on Amazon s streaming platform were charged last month with offending religious sentiments. ....
INDORE: The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in a case related to making objectionable remarks on Hindu gods and goddesses at an event in the city on January 1. No case is made out for bail, Justice Rohit Arya said in his order. “It is not a case of no evidence. More so, the investigation is in progress. The possibility of collecting more incriminating material and complacency of other persons cannot also be ruled out,” Justice Arya said. Among the evidence recorded in court is a ‘pen drive containing recording of the show (video footage)’. The court also denied bail to co-accused Nalin Yadav, who was the organiser of the show at Munro Cafe. “In the light of the statements of the complainant and the witnesses, the seized articles, viz, video footage of the show and the seizure memos, at this stage it is difficult to countenance to the applicant’s counsel as complacency of the ap ....
P Chidambaram questions bail denial to Siddique Kappan, Munawar Faruqui He asked, Why is the principle ‘Bail is the Rule and Jail is the Exception’ not being applied in every case? By Nikita Venkatesh| Updated: 21st January 2021 3:30 pm IST Congress leader P Chidambaram Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P.Chidambaram expressed dismay on Thursday over courts denying bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui. In a tweet, he wrote, “Despite the judgement of the Constitution Bench (Justice Ravindra Bhat) and another Bench (Justice Chandrachud), why is the principle ‘Bail is the Rule and Jail is the Exception’ not being applied in every case?” ....