Journalist Prashant Kanojia was released from Lucknow jail on June 12, a day after a Supreme Court’s directive to set him free immediately on bail.
Mr. Kanojia was arrested on June 8 for allegedly making objectionable comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media.
He was allowed bail after furnishing two sureties of Rs. 20,000 each and a personal bond for the same amount.
The release order was sent to Lucknow jail earlier in the day by Lucknow’s Chief Judicial Magistrate, paving the way for his release.
The Supreme Court on June 11 granted bail to Mr. Kanojia . A vacation bench, comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi, said the Right to Liberty, a fundamental right, is non-negotiable.
