PRAYAGRAJ, May 26 -- The Allahabad high court has granted bail to a man accused of uploading a derogatory post against PM Narendra Modi on social media. Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla in a May 25 order allowed the bail application filed by one Tahir Mewati, a resident of Bulandshahr.

An FIR was lodged against the accused under various sections of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita at Salempur police station of Bulandshahr district last year. This was the second bail application. Earlier, another bench of the high court vide its order dated July 28, 2025 rejected the first bail application.

The counsel for the accused submitted that the accused has been falsely implicated in the present case and has been languishing in jail since May 14, 2025. Accordin...