No social media for two years: Allahabad High Court's condition for bail to man who made objectionable remarks against Yogi Adityanath

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to a man who allegedly made objectionable remarks against the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other public representatives.

While granting bail to the accused, Justice Siddharth added,

The applicant, Akhilanand Rao, was also alleged to have falsely shown his status and tried to obtain undue advantages.

He was booked under Sections 419, 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act.

Advocate Vimal Kumar Pandey, appearing for the applicant, submitted that the allegations were a case of false implication by the police.

The High Court noted that the applicant was in jail since May 12 and had a a criminal history of 11 cases, as mentioned in the affidavit filed in support of the bail application.

Having considered the material on record, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of the Supreme Court in the case of Dataram Singh v State of U.P. and another, the High Court ordered the release of the applicant on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with certain other conditions.

The order adds that a breach of any of the conditions would be a ground for cancellation of bail.

Read the order here.