The Bollywood industry has been under the scanner of the people of India and also to the judiciary. Ever since Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput died mysteriously, the Hindi film industry is going through a rough phase. Now, ace film-maker Ekta Kapoor has found herself in legal trouble.
Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday refused to quash the FIR filed against Ekta Kapoor. A plea was filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking a ban on streaming of "XXX - Season 2", allegedly for disrespecting the Indian Army and their uniforms. The plea was however dismissed with a direction to approach the competent authority first.
A Single Bench of Justice Shailendra Shukla observed that in order to determine as to whether a particular matter is obscene or not, recording of evidence may be an important exercise. "As far as the present case is concerned, it cannot be stated outrightly that the impugned episode is not obscene"
The court said, "The Indian audiences have of course come of age from the times of two flowers cuddling each other symbolizing male and female union to more explicit manners of displaying such activity. Still, the acceptable norms of permissiveness in society cannot be equated with declining moral values. What is patently obscene from an ordinary person's point of view, would remain to be so for all times to come. There is always a thin line between what are acceptable limits of display of physical intimacy and obscenity."
"As far as this case is concerned, it can't be stated outrightly that the episode is not obscene."