Hyderabad, June 5 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, June 5, granted interim bail to social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was earlier arrested for her derogatory remarks on Islam and Prophet Muhammad.

The High Court has also directed the 22-year-old influencer to furnish a bail bond ofRs 10,000.

On June 3, the court had denied Sharmistha's bail plea, stating that the freedom of speech should not be used to hurt others.

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