SC grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair in all six FIRs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in all the six FIRs registered against him in Uttar Pradesh.

The court ordered disbanding of the SIT formed by UP Police for investigation of FIRs against Zubair.

According to news agency ANI, the Supreme Court said Mohammed Zubair shall be released on bail subject to furnishing of a bail bond of Rs 20,000. It said Zubair can move Delhi High Court for quashing of all or any of the FIRs registered against him.



The court said transfer of the FIRs shall apply to all existing FIRs and to all future FIRs that may be registered on the issue.

Earlier, on Friday, the Delhi Court had granted bail to him in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.

(With inputs from agencies)