1988 Supreme(Raj) 457
FAROOQ HASAN
Ismail Merchant – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
Advocates:
For the Petitioners:Mr. Jagdeep Dhankar, Advocate.
For the Non-Petitioner No. 2:Mr. Paras Kuhad, Advocate.
For the State:Mr. K.N. Shrimal, Advocate.
JUDGMENT
1. - By this petition filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (Cr.PC) Ismail Merchant & Tim Van Rellim, both Co-producer of M/s Merchant Ivory Production which is producer of film, "Deceivers", under shooting have challenged the criminal proceedings before the Judicial Magistrate No, 4, Jaipur City Jaipur, under criminal complaint No. 1 moved at the instance of Miss Sunayna complainant-non petitioner No. 2, for quashing the proceedings, wherein they have been summoned for the alleged offences under Sections 292, 292, 268 & 500/34, IPC.
2. A sketch of primary facts giving rise to this criminal petition is thus, Sunayna Mishra, the non-petitioner No. 2 filed a complaint in the Court of Judicial Magistrate No. 4, Jaipur City, Jaipur, alleging therein that a film, "Deceivers", is being filminised by M/s Ismail Merchant Ivory Production; and for that purpose, shooting is going to be made in or around Jaipur City; the petitioners are in know of the fact that the aforesaid film depicts wrong feature and character of our Hindu culture, religion, and mythology; the Goddess of 'Kali' which is a symbol and Goddess of Power and worshipped througout the country by mil
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