Faruqui’s lawyer had argued that he had been invited by the organizers of the show and was present, but he had not made any such jokes that day.

New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, granted interim bail today by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court also issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government and put on hold a warrant against him in Uttar Pradesh.

Mr. Faruqui’s lawyer had argued that he had been invited by the organizers of the show and was present, but he had not made any such jokes that day.

Munawar Faruqui had been denied bail thrice before. The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to grant him bail on January 28.

Munawar Faruqui was arrested for allegations of “insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses” during a show. Munawar Faruqui 29-year-old was arrested on a complaint by Eklvaya Singh Gaur (son of BJP MLA) over a show in Indore on January 1. Four others were also arrested. They were arrested for accused of making “filthy and indecent jokes” about Hindu deities and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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