Case registered against actor Nayanthara, seven others over film 'Annapoorani' in Thane district
Thane (PTI): The police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have registered a case against eight persons, including actor Nayanthara, over allegations that certain scenes in her newly released film ‘Annapoorani’ have hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, an official said on Friday.
In his complaint to the Naya Nagar police station, the 48-year-old complainant, a resident of Mira-Bhayander, said the film also promotes ‘love jihad’. The movie has been removed from Netflix.
The station house officer at the Naya Nagar police station said a case was registered on Thursday against eight persons, including the actor and the film’s producer, under Indian Penal Code sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings) and 505 (2) (offence committed in place of worship) read with 34 (common intention).
The Mumbai police had said on Thursday that activists of two right-wing outfits had filed separate complaints against actor Nayanthara and others associated with the film, alleging that certain scenes in it hurt religious sentiments of Hindus.
“A complaint was submitted by the activists of Bajrang Dal to the Oshiwara police station in western suburbs two days ago, and an inquiry in this connection is underway,” an official had said.
A second complaint was filed at the Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station in South Mumbai by Ramesh Solanki, founder of Hindu IT Cell, annother official said. Solanki has alleged that the film demeans Lord Ram and it was intentionally released to hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.
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Broken relationship insufficient to charge man with abetment to suicide: Bombay HC
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a man cannot be held liable for abetting a woman’s suicide solely because their nine-year-long relationship ended. Discharging the man from the case, Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke observed that a broken relationship, by itself, does not amount to abetment to commit suicide.
The court's decision on January 15 came after the man was accused of provoking the woman to take her life. However, Justice Joshi-Phalke noted that the evidence, including an extensive suicide note and WhatsApp messages, revealed that the relationship was consensual. "The physical relations between them were developed out of love and were consensual," she stated.
The court highlighted that there was no evidence suggesting the man provoked or instigated the woman. "Merely refusing to marry her does not constitute instigation. At most, the applicant can be said to have ended the relationship," the court remarked.
The judge also pointed out that the woman’s suicide was not an immediate consequence of the breakup. She explained that the relationship ended in July 2020, but the woman died by suicide in December 2020. "There is no proximity or direct connection between the breakup and her decision to take her life," Justice Joshi-Phalke said.
The court overturned the decision of the Sessions Court at Khamgaon, Buldhana district, which had earlier refused to discharge the man. The Sessions Court had considered the deceased’s father’s argument that the breakup caused his daughter significant emotional distress, as detailed in her suicide note.
In his defence, the accused argued that the relationship was consensual and that the deceased continued to contact him even after the breakup. He contended that his refusal to marry her could not be considered abetment. The High Court agreed with his arguments and quashed the lower court’s order.
Justice Joshi-Phalke concluded that without evidence of provocation or instigation, a broken relationship alone cannot form the basis for a charge of abetment to suicide.
