June 21st 2024.
The Supreme Court was faced with a plea on Friday, questioning some controversial dialogues and scenes in the movie "Hamare Baarah" starring Annu Kapoor. This issue had already been brought before the Bombay High Court on June 19, and the court had allowed the movie to be released after the filmmakers agreed to remove objectionable parts.
The petition was presented before a vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S V N Bhatti. The counsel for the petitioner expressed, "By this writ petition, I have challenged certain controversial dialogues and scenes in the picture." The apex court then informed that a similar petition had been brought before them the week before. They pointed out that the Bombay High Court had already granted permission for the movie to be screened and advised the petitioner to challenge that order if they were still unhappy.
The counsel for the petitioner shared that the plea had been filed in the apex court on June 7, but it could not be listed earlier. The bench then stated, "We are not inclined to hear this matter on merits today. Let us follow the procedure which is consistent with our system." They added that the high court had already watched the movie and requested for some scenes and dialogues to be removed. "If you seek leave and file an appeal, then it would be correct for this court to examine your independent grounds," the bench clarified.
The counsel then requested to withdraw the petition, to which the bench granted permission with the liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the correctness of the high court's decision. In a separate plea on June 13, the Supreme Court had put a stay on the movie's release on June 14 after considering allegations that the film was disrespectful towards the Islamic faith and married Muslim women. The screening of the movie was put on hold until the high court reached a decision on the petition.
The movie had become entangled in a legal battle due to multiple petitions being filed in the high court claiming that it was derogatory towards the Islamic faith and the Muslim community. The division bench of the high court had viewed the film and recommended certain changes, which were agreed upon by both the makers and the petitioners. The high court had directed the makers to make the necessary changes before releasing the movie.
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