As directed by the court during the last hearing, Faisal had filed an affidavit about his activities over the past one month.

After going through the affidavit, metropolitan magistrate Pankaj Shah ordered that “Faisal did not have to be in anyone’s custody and was free of any constraints”. However, the court directed him to regularly stay in touch with JJ Hospital authorities for his medication and other treatment.

In the affidavit, Faisal said he had been staying alone without any difficulty at a place in Tilak Nagar, Chembur since October 31 last year and had also participated in local social events.

Faisal also said in the affidavit that he was capable of taking care of himself and had been in touch with people in the film industry to keeping himself abreast of all developments. He said he had become a member of the Film Writer’s Association on February 12.

Outside the courtroom, Faisal said: “Today, I have got justice... As for Aamir and the rest of my family who wanted my custody, I would just like to tell them not to lose sight of their humanity and to adopt the principle of ‘live and let live’.”