India, May 17 -- The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a group of men jailed for having non-vegetarian food during an Iftar party on a boat in Ganga river in Varanasi in March. A group of 14 men were jailed over allegations of throwing non-veg food left overs in the river and 'hurting religious sentiments.'

On Friday, in two separate orders, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to the 8 of the 14 men accused in the case. Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla granted bail to 5 of the accused, while Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha granted bail to 3.

"Disruption of religious harmony by the acts of a few may lead to a larger incident," Justice Shukla said in his ruling.

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