Summary:
Chennai, Sep 22 (PTI) Holding that "erring" is human nature, a lower court in the city on Wednesday granted bail to actor Meera Mithun alias Tamil Selvi and her associate, who were arrested for uttering certain remarks against Dalits and imprisoned for about a month.
As per the prosecution case, the accused released the video footage in the social media containing speeches, which insulted the entire Scheduled Caste community.
Though there were some words uttered by Mithun, the other petitioner also accompanied as a co-actor.
Anyhow, they were in custody for nearly five weeks.
Penal provisions cannot be invoked at the time of bail.
It can be proved by the prosecution during the trial.