Indore: After spending greater than three months in jail, the Muslim bangle vendor who was assaulted by a Hindu mob in Indore allegedly due to his faith and later arrested by police, was granted bail on Tuesday.

Tasleem Ali was granted bail by the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh excessive court docket. His lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi has termed it a “victory of the constitution.”

On August 22, 25-year-old Tasleem was brutally beaten up by a bunch of males in a crowded avenue in Banganga space in Indore. The video of the incident had gone viral on social media. However, inside 24 hours of the purported incident of assault, Tasleem was booked for allegedly touching a 13-year-old woman inappropriately, amongst different offences.

One Rakesh Pawar, the minor woman’s father is claimed to have filed the grievance after which Tasleem was booked below Section 354, 354A, 467, 468, 471, 420, and 506 of IPC and Section 7 and eight of the POCSO Act.

Pawar is among the many 4 accused who have been arrested based mostly on Tasleem’s grievance, and at the moment are out on bail. They have been charged for hurting spiritual sentiments, dacoity, and instigating enmity based mostly on faith, amongst different expenses.

“Justice Sujoy Paul in his order sheet has observed that Tasleem was beaten by hooligans and then a cross FIR was registered after his complaint,” Ehtesham Hashmi was quoted by The Indian Express. He additionally alleged that deliberate makes an attempt have been made by the prosecution to delay his bail.