The government credited sustained planning and scientific interventions for the improvement, with the capital logging seven more clean air days than last year.
The rainfall also contributed to an improvement in air quality. Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 54 at 9 am, placing it in the 'satisfactory' category.
The Sessions Court held that prosecution failed to prove links to banned outfits or sedition charges under UAPA, ordering his release if not required in any other case.