India, April 30 -- The Bombay high court has granted bail to religious preacher and the alleged main promoter in Malegaon of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), Mohammad Irfan Daulat Khan, saying witness statements showed "he was spreading good messages".

"The statements of some of the witnesses show that the appellant was spreading good messages," the division bench of justices Sarang Kotwal and SM Modak said on Monday while granting bail to Khan.

The religious preacher was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on November 13, 2022 for allegedly spreading religious hatred and inciting Muslims to wage war against the Indian government. Later, the charge sheet filed by the ATS claimed that Khan was the main promoter...