The Haridwar Sessions Court on Tuesday granted bail to Yati Narsinghanand in a case in which he has been accused of making derogatory remarks against women. .District and Sessions Judge Bharat Bhushan Pandey allowed the bail application. Narsinghanand was arrested on the basis of a video circulated on social media in which he was seen sitting inside the premises of a temple and allegedly making derogatory comments against women.He was charged under Section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code.Initially, Narsinghanand was arrested in connection with the the present FIR.Later another FIR was filed against him for hate speech at the Haridwar Dharam Sansad, in which bail was granted on February 7.The Sessions Court had allowed bail application in that case, subject to furnishing two sureties of ₹50,000 and a personal bond of the same amount"Now, he is all set to be released from jail and might be released by tomorrow," Narsinghanad's advocate Narayan Har Gupta told Bar & Bench.
The Haridwar Sessions Court on Tuesday granted bail to Yati Narsinghanand in a case in which he has been accused of making derogatory remarks against women. .District and Sessions Judge Bharat Bhushan Pandey allowed the bail application. Narsinghanand was arrested on the basis of a video circulated on social media in which he was seen sitting inside the premises of a temple and allegedly making derogatory comments against women.He was charged under Section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code.Initially, Narsinghanand was arrested in connection with the the present FIR.Later another FIR was filed against him for hate speech at the Haridwar Dharam Sansad, in which bail was granted on February 7.The Sessions Court had allowed bail application in that case, subject to furnishing two sureties of ₹50,000 and a personal bond of the same amount"Now, he is all set to be released from jail and might be released by tomorrow," Narsinghanad's advocate Narayan Har Gupta told Bar & Bench.
