Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 773 · Decided 31 August 2018
Priya Prakash Varrier and Others v. State of Telangana and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 773 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 615
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 44/2018
- Decided
- 31 August 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 295A; CrPC Section 200; Constitution Article 32, 25, 26
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 295A - When attracted - On facts, allegation against petitioner that by picturization of the song 'manikya malaraya poovi', in the movie, they offended sentiments of muslim community - FIR against petitioners for offence producer and director of the movie, seeking quashing of FIR - Petitioners case that the said song was sung in various parts of the State of Kerala since 1978, the said song, is a mappila song which is a version of a traditional Muslim song from the Malabar region of Kerala; and
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