New Delhi, 23/2: A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail till February 28 to Congress leader Pawan Khera, arrested by the Assam Police in a case related to his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Archana Beniwal granted interim bail to Khera, who was produced before the court, on a bail bond of Rs 30,000 and one surety of the like amount.
The magistrate passed the order around 6:10 pm after receiving a copy of the apex court’s order for Khera’s release.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had earlier in the day ordered the grant of interim bail to Khera till February 28 in the case lodged in Assam.