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The Allahabad High Court connected Monday (May 18, 2026) granted bail to the remaining six persons accused of consuming non-vegetarian nutrient during an iftar enactment connected a vessel successful the Ganga successful Varanasi and throwing the leftovers into the river.
Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla, portion giving alleviation to the accused, noted that successful the aforesaid offence, 8 accused person already been granted bail.
Therefore, contiguous applicants are besides entitled to bail connected the aforesaid terms, the tribunal said.
On May 15, Justice Shukla granted bail to 5 accused observing that the applicants are apologetic for their actions and adjacent their families besides regret the symptom that had been caused to the nine astatine large.
On the aforesaid day, Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha had granted bail to 3 different accused successful the case.
On Monday (May 18, 2026), Justice Shukla said that the investigation, "in the sentiment of the Court, would not beryllium thwarted and the said probe tin proceed without further detention of the applicants successful prison".
In the case, 14 radical were accused of hurting spiritual sentiments of the Hindu assemblage aft they organised a Roza iftar enactment connected the Ganga during which non-vegetarian nutrient was consumed and the leftovers were allegedly thrown into the river.
The applicants, successful jailhouse since March 17, 2026, person expressed their regrets and person besides undertaken ne'er to repetition immoderate specified enactment successful future.
The FIR was lodged connected March 16 based connected a ailment filed by Rajat Jaiswal, the president of the Varanasi section of the BJP Yuva Morcha, claiming that the incidental wounded the sentiments of the Hindus.
According to the complaint, the accused broke their Ramzan accelerated connected a vessel successful the Ganga connected March 15, ate meat, and threw the leftovers into the beatified river.
They were booked nether antithetic provisions of law, including sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) connected defiling a spot of worship, outraging spiritual feelings, etc.
On April 1, a sessions tribunal successful Varanasi had denied bail to the accused, saying they look to person intended to disturb societal harmony.
