MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was granted bail Friday by a court in Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh in a hate speech case.
The court approved bail for Owaisi on health grounds on a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, Owaisi's lawyer said.
The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator is lodged in a jail in Adilabad, 300 km from here
However, Owaisi will have to wait for bail in another case of hate speech in a court in Nirmal town of Adilabad district.
Owaisi is in jail since his arrest Jan 8 for making a controversial speech at Nirmal Dec 22. He was also booked for making a similar speech at Nizamabad Dec 8.
In both courts, his voice was recorded and sent for forensic examination as he had claimed that the voice in footage was not his.
A member of the assembly from Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad, Owaisi is facing charges of sedition, waging war against the nation and promoting enmity between people.
The court approved bail for Owaisi on health grounds on a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, Owaisi's lawyer said.
The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator is lodged in a jail in Adilabad, 300 km from here
However, Owaisi will have to wait for bail in another case of hate speech in a court in Nirmal town of Adilabad district.
Owaisi is in jail since his arrest Jan 8 for making a controversial speech at Nirmal Dec 22. He was also booked for making a similar speech at Nizamabad Dec 8.
In both courts, his voice was recorded and sent for forensic examination as he had claimed that the voice in footage was not his.
A member of the assembly from Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad, Owaisi is facing charges of sedition, waging war against the nation and promoting enmity between people.