The Madras High Court on Friday granted interim anticipatory bail to stand-up comedian in a case filed against him in Mumbai concerning his satirical remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Live Law reported.

Justice Sunder Mohan granted anticipatory bail to Kamra till April 7.

The judge said he was satisfied at a preliminary level that Kamra would not be able to approach courts in Maharashtra for anticipatory bail. He allowed Kamra to send a private notice to the Khar police station in Mumbai, which is investigating the case against him.

The comedian said in his petition that the Madras High Court had the jurisdiction to hear his anticipatory bail petition as he is a permanent resident of Villupuram town in Tamil Nadu.

On March 23, Kamra posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he Shinde while performing a satirical version of a song from a Hindi film. The comedian alluded to Shinde as a “” while referring to his 2022 rebellion against former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the ensuing political crisis in Maharashtra. He, however, did not mention Shinde by name.

After clips of the performance were widely shared on social media, workers of the Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena on the night of March 23...