Shiney tastes freedom

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja (C) exits the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai on October 3, 2009. Ahuja, who was arrested on June 15 for allegedly raping his nineteen-year-old housemaid and held in prison for nearly four months, was granted bail on October 2 and will return to Delhi for his trial. (Photo: AFP)

Shiney was asked to pay Rs 50,000 as surety for his release. The first thing he did after walking out of jail on Saturday evening was go to a Shani temple in Malad with his wife Anupam.(Photo: AFP)

The actor, known for films like 'Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi', 'Gangster' and 'Life in a...Metro', has been asked to leave Mumbai and submit his passport to the police so that he cannot leave the country without permission. He will reportedly be taking a flight to Delhi on October 4. (Photo: AFP)

During his stay in Delhi Shiney will have to report every week to a police station. Shiney has been denied bail twice in the past. (Photo: AFP)

In explaining his decision to release Shiney and to impose the New Delhi restriction, Justice AP Deshpande said, "There are two aspects in such cases - an accused may try to flee or tamper with the evidence. In this case, since he is a permanent resident of Mumbai, he may not try to flee and to ensure that there is no tampering of evidence, certain conditions must be put." (Photo: AP)

The actor's defence counsel had argued that only consensual sex took place. There was evident relief in the Ahuja camp when news of his bail was released. If the charges against him are proved in court, Shiney faces a minimum seven-year jail sentence. His wife Anupam and his lawyer have maintained that he is innocent and is being framed. (Photo: AP)

Ahuja has told the court he will move to Delhi to stay with his parents. Here he is seen leaving the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, accompanied by his wife Anupam Ahuja. (Photo: AP)