A Delhi court granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MlA from Delhi Cantonment Surender Singh ‘Commando’, who was earlier sent for judicial custody for repeatedly not appearing in a case related to defacement of public property in 2014.
The court remanded him to judicial custody till August 17 for his “non-appearance in the case despite repeated warrants.”
Singh is involved in a case of causing defacement of public property in Naraina area in south west Delhi allegedly by putting up posters and hoardings.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ashu Garg released the AAP politician on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 20,000 and a surety of like amount, advocate VK Shahi said.
Earlier in the day, the court had ordered Commando’s custody when he appeared before the court.
Meanwhile, taking a dig at the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), AAP MlA from Greater Kailash, Saurabh Bharadwaj tweeted: “Whole Delhi is defaced by posters of BJP netas. All are illegal. How many MlAs and MPs of BJP have been jailed till dateIJ None! (SIC)” “Just take a walk in ur market,ur colony.All posters with photos of Modi to mcd councillors are illegal. When will they go to jailIJ”