LAHORE: A Lahore sessions court on Thursday granted bail to film actor Meera while adjourning until October 1 the next hearing of a case filed against her by her alleged former husband Atiqur Rehman.

The actor, who appeared in court today, was granted bail against surety bonds worth Rs 50,000.

Earlier today, she was held in judicial custody after her late arrival in court.

During today's hearing, Meera's counsel argued that her alleged former husband Atiqur Rehman is blackmailing the celebrity through a fake and forged marriage certificate and termed the whole exercise a campaign to malign the actor who is a recipient of civil awards.

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Earlier on July 31, the court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant after she had been summoned for multiple court hearings which she did not attend.

Atiq had earlier registered a case in court alleging that Meera married one Captain Naveed while she was already in wedlock with Atiq.

After reports of a tiff between Meera and Atiq surfaced, she vehemently denied being married to him. Atiq alleged that the actor had threatened to have him killed, and had stolen furniture from a house which he had gifted to her. Meera, in turn, had also sought to register a case against Atiq for threatening and attempting to murder her.

When news of Meera's marriage to Captain Naveed came to light, Atiq in 2012 made a media appearance stating the actress was unable to marry Capt Naveed since she was still married to him, and the court was yet to decide on the matter of their marriage.