Indore: The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday, February 26, granted interim bail to two more men who had been arrested for having been involved in organising a comedy show before which – according to the lone complaint of a BJP MLA’s son – stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was allegedly overheard making “objectionable comments.”
A single bench comprising Justice Rohit Arya gave the relief to Sadaqat Khan (23) and Nalin Yadav (25) based on parity after their plea referred to the Supreme Court order of February 5 granting bail to the 32-year-old comedian.
The court granted the duo temporary bail on the condition that they will not indulge in any such activity subversive to public order.
The co-accused Khan is a civil engineer, while Yadav a comedian as well.
The same bench had earlier granted interim bail to two other co-accused Prakhar Vyas and Adwin Anthony in the case on February 12.
Faruqui and five others involved in organising the show in Indore were arrested on the night of January 1, following a complaint by Eklavya Singh Gaud, son of local BJP MLA Malini Laxman Singh Gaud.
The MLA’s son had alleged that he overheard Faruqui making comments on about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the show. The actual show never took place because of police intervention.
Later, police went on record to say that no evidence had been found against Faruqui.