Acting on Supreme Court orders, the Uttar Pradesh government has paid Rs 5 lakh in compensation to a man whose release from prison was delayed despite being granted bail by the apex court.

The man, booked under the state’s anti-conversion law, was granted bail on April 29 but remained lodged in Ghaziabad district jail until June 24—a delay of 28 days.

On June 25, the Supreme Court took strong exception to the delay, ordering the state to compensate the man and submit a compliance report.