The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to the BJP leader jailed for sharing a meme of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The top court ordered Priyanka Sharma to apologise for her comments.
“Subject to Priyanka Sharma tendering an apology in writing for putting up an objectionable picture on Facebook account, she shall be immediately released. At the time of release, she shall tender an apology in writing,” a vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna said, news agency ANI reported
Priyanka Sharma’s plea was mentioned before the bench for an urgent hearing on Monday. The court had agreed to hear it on Tuesday.
Priyanka Sharma had moved the SC on Monday. The BJP Yuva Morcha leader, allegedly shared on Facebook a photo in which Banerjee’s face has been photoshopped on to actor Priyanka Chopra’s picture from the MET Gala event in New York.
Her arrest was followed by protests from BJP and other social media users.