Dismissing the case, the court observed: "Anti-terror law does not apply to Saeed."

The JuD chief is the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008 in which more than 170 people were killed.

Saeed's lawyer had all along maintained that the case against his client was weak.

It may be recalled that Pakistani police had registered two FIRs under the Anti-Terrorism Act against Saeed for making speeches last month in which he incited people to wage jehad against infidels.

The cases were filed in connection with Saeed's visit to Faisalabad on August 27 and 28. While addressing the gatherings, Saeed reportedly spoke of the importance of jehad and incited his followers to wage war on infidels. "Saeed had also sought donations from the gatherings for jehad," a source in a law enforcement agency said.

Saeed was placed under house arrest in December last year after the JuD was declared a terrorist organisation by the UN Security Council. He was freed on the orders of the Lahore High Court in June.

India has all along been maintaining that Pakistan should take action against Saeed for his alleged role in masterminding the Mumbai attacks. However, Islamabad has been consistently taking the stand that the evidence provided by New Delhi against the JuD chief is not adequate for arresting or prosecuting him.

This is not the first time that Saeed has been freed by the Lahore High Court. He was detained on December 21, 2001 in connection with India' accusations of his involvement with the December 13, 2001 attack on the Lok Sabha. He was held until March 31, 2002, arrested again on May 15, and was placed under house arrest on October 31 of the same year. India's stand was that it was HS who funded the attack. He was let off later.

He was again arrested on Aug 9, 2006 by the provincial government of Punjab in Pakistan for the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings. He was released on August 28, 2006 after a Lahore High Court found no substantial evidence against him.