The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that its interim bail granted to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case registered in Uttar Pradesh would continue till further orders.
A Bench of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna said the interim bail to Mr. Zubair, represented by senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, in a First Information Report registered in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh accusing the fact-checker of insulting religious feelings with his tweet, would “remain in operation pending further orders”.
The court’s order came after Uttar Pradesh, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, sought time to file a counter-affidavit to Mr. Zubair’s petition rubbishing the charges against him as “absurd”. He has urged the top court to quash the Sitapur FIR.
