SC grants bail to comedian Munawar Faruqi, says FIR was 'vague'

The Supreme Court has granted bail to the stand-up comedian Mumnwar Faruqi, and said that the procedure of notice has not been followed in his arrest.

The apex court also said that the FIR against the comedian was 'vague'. Munawar was arrested on January 2 after his offending religious remark allegations about the Hindu deities during a gig at a cafe.

"Is it correct that the Arnesh Kumar judgment rules have not been followed before arresting him? That's enough. Quite apart from the fact that the allegations contained in the FIR are quite vague, the procedure set down in our judgment has not been followed," Justice RF Nariman said.

Munawar's case was moved to Supreme Court after the negotiation by the high court. Many political leaders also targetted Munawar Faruqi after his arrest.