Salman Khan gets clemency Bombay HC quashes case over Journalist manhandling case
Salman Khan gets clemency
Bombay HC quashes case over Journalist manhandling case
Salman Khan gets clemency as the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a case filed against him and that of his bodyguard for manhandling a Journalist who attempted to take his picture while he was cycling. Justice Bharati Dangre too quashed the case against Khan’s bodyguard.
Ashik Pandey, the journalist had filed a complaint in 2019 with the DN Nagar police station claiming that Khan had snatched away his mobile phone while cycling on the streets of Mumbai when media persons had started clicking his photos. The actor had allegedly entered into an argument and threatened him.
Salman had approached the
Bombay HC following summons issued by the magistrate.
The magistrate then sought a report from the DN Nagar police station where the complaint was filed. Based on the “positive police report” and other material, the Magistrate found there was sufficient ground to proceed against Khan.
The Magistrate observed that offences under Section 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code were made out against Khan summoned him to personally remain present in court.
Thereafter a Mumbai court asked the police to probe journalist’s assault charge against Salman Khan
In a bid to challenge the order Khan had approached the HC which had stayed in April 2022. The actor had also sought quashing of the complaint.
Salman’s counsel argued that the actor had only asked his bodyguard to stop the journalist from shooting photos/ videos of him.
However, Pandey’s advocate contended that the complainant was traumatised following the incident and hence, there was omission on his part in mentioning the actor’s name when the complaint was first filed. He mentioned Salman’s name in the subsequent statement submitted to the police.
Single-judge Justice Bharati Dangre passed the order on Thursday morning.
Salman had moved the High Court challenging a summoning order passed on the complaint of a journalist who claimed that the actor was cycling on the streets of Mumbai when he got into a scuffle with the scribe and snatched his phone.
The Magistrate Court sought a report from the DN Nagar police station where the complaint was filed.
Based on the “positive police report” under Section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and other material, the Magistrate found there was sufficient ground to proceed against Khan.
Salman then moved the High Court which stayed the order in April 2022. Khan also sought for quashing of the complaint against him.
Senior Advocate Aabad Ponda appearing for Khan, submitted that he had only asked his bodyguards to stop the journalist from shooting photos/ videos of him.
Ponda along with advocates Agasthya Desai and Vikram Sutaria were briefed by a team from DSK Legal including managing partner Anand Desai and partners Chandrima Mitra and Parag Khandhar.
News input KV Raman
