A.K.SIKRI
R. BASU – Appellant
Versus
NATIONAL CAPTIAL TERRITORY OF DELHI – Respondent
A. K. SIKRI, J.
( 1 ) MR. Arun Aggarwal, a practising Advocate has filed a complaint before the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, under Sections 293,293 and 294 IPC, inter-alia, against Star TV, Star Movies and V Channels as many as 30 (thirty) persons have been arraigned as accused persons in the said complaint. Other persons, apart from aforesaid Star TV channels, are the persons who are incharge of and responsible for the day to day affairs of these channels or the various cable" operators transmitting these channels. This is termed as probono public prosecution by the complainant in which he brought to the notice of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate that on these channels obscene and vulgar TV films were shown and transmitted through various cable operators. According to the complainant, this amounted to obscenity and, therefore, accused persons committed offence under Sections 292/293/294 IPC and under Section 6 read with Section 7 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. On this complaint, learned CMM viewed these films. Thereafter, on 9. 4. 1997, he ordered police inquiry referring to the police the issue as to 'who are the persons respo
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