A 28-year-old man has been released on bail by a court in Patna after he spent nearly three months in jail in connection with a Facebook post case where he allegedly defamed a former DGP of Bihar, his lawyer said on Sunday. Jitendra Kumar, who was arrested on July 11, was granted bail by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kumari Vijaya on Friday, his counsel Manish Shankar said.

"My client was named by Aditya Kumar, the main accused in the case, against whom an FIR had been lodged at Kotwali police station in the city. Aditya had been accused of putting up an objectionable post on the Facebook page of retired IPS officer Abhayanand," Shankar said. "Unfortunately, Jitendra was picked up by the police and put behind the bars merely on the basis of a statement given by Aditya.