Supreme Court of India

Priya Prakash Varrier and Others v. State of Telangana and Another

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Reported as [2018] 10 S.C.R. 615
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 31 August 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, we allow the writ petition and quash the F.I.R. No.34 of 2018.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s. 295A – When attracted – On fac ts, allegation against petitioner that by picturization of the song ‘manikya malaraya poovi’, in the movie, they offende d sentiments of muslim community – FIR against petitioners for offence u/s. 295A – Petitioners-actor, producer and director of the m ovie, seeking quashing of FIR – Petitioners case that the said song was sung in various parts of the State of Kerala since 1978, the said s ong, is a mappila song which is a version of a traditional Muslim song from the Malabar region of Kerala; and that the song is b eing sung in the movie

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