FIR was registered on 02.12.2022 under Sections 153/153A/153B/504/505 of IPC against the senior Bollywood actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal concerning the controversial statement made by Paresh Rawal where he passed some allegedly defamatory comments on the Bengali community during his campaign in Gujrat Assembly Election in 2022.
Advocate Varun Chugh counsel for the Padma Paresh Rawal and said that the FIR was registered with an intention to gain political mileage with ulterior motives. It is evident that it is a politically motivated FIR to damage the reputation of celebrity and public figure like my client.
Section 41A of CRPC summon notice were sent thrice to my client raising a reasonable doubt as to the malafide intention behind the FIR and it was tainted with colours of political vendetta and filed only for ulterior reasons of the complainant and other politically influenced persons in state of West Bengal.
Writ Petition was filed before the High Court of Calcutta against the FIR registered by Taltala Police Station on the basis of the purported complaint dated 01.12.2022. The Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta was pleased to quash the FIR and stay all the proceedings against the Veteran Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal. The High Court has asked the police authorities of the state not to initiate any action till further notice.