The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to a man who allegedly threatened a woman lawyer appointed as Court Commissioner with an 'air gun' during execution of the commission.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat for the accused (petitioner-Nitin Bansal).

It may be recalled that a one month jail sentence was imposed on the petitioner by the Delhi High Court, against which he approached the Supreme Court. On the last date, the top Court asked him to surrender before jail authorities on November 6, before entertaining his prayer against the High Court order. It expressed serious displeasure at his conduct and opined that he deserved to be in jail.

Justice Kant even said that the Local Commissioner

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