Mumbai:
The Madras Excessive Courtroom on Friday granted humorist Kunal Kamra interim pre-arrest bail until April 7 in a case pertaining to his current feedback towards Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The event got here hours after Mr Kamra, who’s dealing with warmth over his jokes on Mr Shinde, moved the excessive court docket searching for transit anticipatory bail within the matter. He submitted that he hails from Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district and feared arrest by Mumbai Police.
Justice Sunder Mohan granted Mr Kamra the reduction on the situation that he ought to execute a bond to the satisfaction of the judicial Justice of the Peace at Vanur in Villupuram district. The choose additionally issued discover to Second Respondent (Khar Police) and posted the matter to April 7.
The 36-year-old stand-up comedian’s feedback on Mr Shinde has landed him in bother and triggered an enormous row. On the Habitat Comedy Membership in Mumbai’s Khar, Mr Kamra carried out a parody music with a “gaddar (traitor) jibe at Mr Shinde, triggering a powerful backlash from Shiv Sena supporters who vandalised the membership and the resort on Sunday evening.
Showing earlier than the court docket, the comic’s counsel mentioned he had not particularly talked about anybody in his newest present.
The lawyer additionally mentioned that Mr Kamra is a widely known comic. The present befell in January and was uploaded not too long ago. Satire parodies are accepted as freedom of speech, the counsel mentioned.
Mr Kamra wants court docket’s safety as he faces threats to his life, his counsel mentioned.
Earlier, sources near the comic mentioned he has acquired at the least 500 calls from Shiv Sena employees, who threatened to kill him and minimize him into items (kaat denge tumhe).
Mr Kamra was booked by the Khar police on a criticism by Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel for allegedly making defamatory remarks towards Mr Shinde.
Mr Kamra, nevertheless, instructed the police that he doesn’t remorse his remarks and would solely apologise if instructed to by the courts. He additionally denied rumours that he was paid by the Opposition to focus on Mr Shinde.
On Thursday, the Mumbai Police had requested Mr Kamra to seem earlier than it on March 31. The comic was summoned on Tuesday however he had sought seven-days’ time.
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