Supreme Court quashes all cases against wink girl Priya Prakash Varrier
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday quashed all police complaints against teenage South-Indian actor Priya Prakash Varrier, the "wink girl", for hurting religious sentiments in her upcoming film, media reports said.
It was alleged that a song that has Varrier winking in her upcoming film hurts religious sentiments.
It added that the song has no malicious intention and doesn’t outrage religious sentiment in any way. The song scene in which Varrier winks went viral on the social media.
The court also declared that no further complaints against the actor or the makers of Oru Adaar Love shall be entertained under IPC’s Section 295A that penalises all acts intending to insult religious groups.
"Somebody in a film sings a song and you have no other job but to file a case," NDTV quoted Chief Justice Dipak Misra as saying.
Referring to a constitution bench judgement and a verdict delivered in a similar case lodged against cricketer M S Dhoni, the apex court said no offence under Section 295 A of the IPC is made out against the 18-year-old actor and others in the present case. Section 295 A of IPC deals with deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
Concluding that the FIRs were baseless and were filed just to grab attention, the court said: “Even if it’s (winking scene) true, it does not come within the ambit and sweep of section 295A. We do not perceive any calculated tendency adopted by the petitioners to insult or disturb the public order or invite the wrath of section 295A,” reports Hindustan Times.
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