Karnataka High Court dismisses plea against release of Jolly LLB 3, imposes ₹50,000 cost
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a PIL petition on Thursday seeking to block the release of the film Jolly LLB 3, which was set to be released on Friday. The court also imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the petitioner.
The petition was filed by city-based advocate Syed Neelufur, as reported by The Hindu. In the petition Neelufur argued that certain dialogues in the trailer of the film were derogatory towards the judiciary and that the film might also contain more such remarks.The petition also requested that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) re-examine the film and urged that its release be conditional on the removal of the allegedly offending dialogues.
Additionally, the petitioner requested the governments of Karnataka and Maharashtra to register criminal cases against the producer, director, and actors under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha for allegedly defaming the judicial system.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi rejected the plea, observing that the film belongs to the comedy genre and that its courtroom scenes are intended to entertain audiences, even if they do not appeal to the petitioner’s sense of humour.
The bench further noted that the petition had needlessly consumed judicial time. It directed that if the imposed cost is not deposited with the judiciary, coercive steps may be taken against the petitioner.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
