Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has granted bail to a man jailed for allegedly posting on social media that he could get his head severed and could sever heads for “I Love Mohammed”.In its May 4 order, Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla observed that the “supposed objectionable” post made by the applicant did not name any caste or community.Nadeem, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, was booked by UP police last year for allegedly making sensitive remarks on his Instagram profile.Nadeem’s counsel, seeking bail for him, argued that a charge sheet has been submitted and there was no likelihood of the trial concluding in the near future. He also submitted that the accused has no criminal antecedents.Opposing the bail plea, the state’s counsel submitted that Nadeem’s “objectionable slogan” had led to widespread riots in the district of Bareilly, resulting in serious property damage.The counsel, however, did not deny that fact that Nadeem Khan mentioned in the Bareilly case was not the Nadeem seeking bail in the instant case.“Taking into account the material collected during the investigation, as well as the fact that the applicant has been in jail since Oct 17, 2025, and has no criminal antecedents, the court deems it appropriate to enlarge him on bail,” the HC said in its order.
