The Allahabad excessive courtroom has granted bail to a person accused of importing a derogatory publish towards PM Narendra Modi on social media. Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla in a Might 25 order allowed the bail utility filed by one Tahir Mewati, a resident of Bulandshahr.
An FIR was lodged towards the accused beneath numerous sections of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita at Salempur police station of Bulandshahr district final 12 months. This was the second bail utility. Earlier, one other bench of the excessive courtroom vide its order dated July 28, 2025 rejected the primary bail utility.
The counsel for the accused submitted that the accused has been falsely implicated within the current case and has been languishing in jail since Might 14, 2025. In line with the prosecution, Mewati operated a social networking account via which visuals and captions had been posted allegedly defaming PM Narendra Modi and selling pro-Pakistan sentiments.
The prosecution claimed that digital proof established Mewati’s reference to the his social community account. It relied on restoration of a cell phone allegedly used to function the account, IP handle logs traced to his residence, linked electronic mail IDs and telephone numbers, in addition to metadata and login timestamps.
Nevertheless, the counsel for Mewati contended that the Fb account was faux and had been created by another person to malign his repute.
After contemplating the contentions of each side, the excessive courtroom granted bail to the accused observing, “The cost towards the applicant is, little question, grave. Nevertheless, the identical can’t denude him of his rights assured beneath Article 21 (proper to life and private liberty) of the Structure of India. The applicant’s pre-trial detention can’t be indefinite. Therefore, considering all of the details and circumstances of the case, prima facie, a case for bail is made out.”
