Overview
- Nadeem, jailed since October 7, 2025 over an Instagram remark referencing “I Love Mohammed,” received bail from a bench led by Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla.
- The judge noted the alleged post did not name any caste or community, which undercut claims that it directly targeted a group.
- State counsel argued similar words had fueled riots in Bareilly, yet confirmed that case involved a different accused named Nadeem Khan.
- Police had booked the Muzaffarnagar resident under BNS Sections 353(2), 192, and 152, and investigators have already filed a charge sheet.
- The court also cited his clean record and months in jail, signaling how judges may weigh online speech cases when trials are unlikely to conclude soon.