Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was released from Indore central jail late on Saturday night, a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a case for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, reported PTI.

According to a jail official, Faruqui was released from the jail after the prison authorities received the order of the Supreme Court. He was in the jail  since January 1 following his arrest  for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. 

The Supreme Court on Friday granted him interim bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected his bail plea on January 28.

A production warrant issued against Faruqui by a court in Prayagraj in connection with an FIR lodged there was also stayed by the court.

According to eyewitnesses, the comedian walked out of the jail silently and quietly possibly to avoid a backlash in the wake of accusations made against him.

Sometime before his release, an official of the Indore central jail, had said that a court in Prayagraj had ordered Faruqui’s production in a similar case on February 18.

Citing the jail manual, he said that an order from the Prayagraj court or a competent government officer, was needed to release him.