The Mumbai Police has served notices to audience members who attended a stand-up comedy show through comic Kunal Kamra in which he had ostensibly criticised Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, reports state.
The newspaper quoted Indian Police Service officer-became-attorney YP Singh as saying that summoning contributors of the target audience was not mandatory in this situation as digital proof is available. On March 23, Kamra posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he ostensibly criticised Shinde while performing a satirical version of a track from a Hindi movie.
Notice Issues to Kunal Kamra show’s attendees
The comic alluded to Shinde as a “traitor” while referring to his 2022 insurrection against former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the following political crisis in Maharashtra. He, however, did not mention Shinde by name. After clips of the overall performance had been widely shared on social media, members of the Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena on the night of March 23 vandalised The Habitat studio in Mumbai’s Khar location, where it was recorded.
The next day, the Mumbai Police filed a case towards Kamra under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita referring to defamation and public mischief. The police also sent the comic two summonses, asking him to see for thinking before March 31.
Police rejects the Kunal’s Request for Travel
Kunal Kamra seek seven days to travel to Mumbai, however the police had denied his request. On Friday, the Madras High Court granted period in-between anticipatory bail to Kamra till April 7 in the case. Justice Sunder Mohan said he was satisfied at the initial level that Kamra would not be able to method courts in Maharashtra for anticipatory bail.
The comedian stated in his petition that the Madras High Court had the jurisdiction to listen to his anticipatory bail petition as he is a permanent resident of Villupuram town in Tamil Nadu.
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