We know that Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor are embroiled in a court case after an FIR was launched against them in connection to their participation in the 'AIB Roast' show. However, Deepika Padukone, who was a spectator at the event, also got dragged into this controversy. Deepika thus went ahead and filed two petitions asking for the quashing of FIRs filed in Pune and Mumbai's Tardeo police station.
Deepika's lawyer Ameet Nayak said, "The Maharashtra Region and Town Planning Act does not apply as she was a spectator. Sections 294 and 509 cannot apply." Deepika's voice was heard as The Bombay High Court agreed to grant protection from police arrest to Deepika until March 16.
In addition to several sections under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bombay Police Act and the Information Technology Act, the FIR was filed under Section 294 (obscene act in public place) and Section 509 (act intended to insult modesty of women) of IPC.
"The Maharashtra Region and Town Planning Act does not apply as she was a spectator. Sections 294 and 509 cannot apply," said Naik.
The expletives-laden, insult comedy over actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh was uploaded on YouTube on January 28, 2014. AIB members " Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhat, Ashish Shakya and Gursimran Khamba " were granted a reprieve by the court on February 16.
The court has also directed the police against any coercive action against Karan Johar. The grounds seeking the reliefs in Deepika Padukone's petition is similar to that of AIB who had questioned the application of Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, which provides for punishment for sending offensive messages through a computer resource or a communication device.
The concert was a ticketed one and nobody who had attended it registered any complaint, they had said. Deepika can heave a sigh of relief for now, at least.
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