Case brought against actor Amir Khan, by Delhi based lawyer, Vineet Jindal, in accordance with Sections 153, 153a, 298 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code.
Actor Amir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha has been the talk of the town since its trailer's release.
The movie is consistently in the news for both good and bad reasons. Amir Khan has persistently worked to obtain the Hindi adaptation rights to the 1994 Hollywood blockbuster Forrest Gump, thus Lal Singh Chaddha is the actor's ideal dream project.
This dream project of Amir Khan also stars Kareena Kapoor, Mona Singh, Naga Chaitanya who is making his Hindi movies debut with this project, among others.
Laal Singh Chaddha, Amir Khan's first film in four years following Dangal, is now in theatres.
The actor plays an Indian army officer in the film, but he is also mentally unstable. This is not acceptable to a Delhi-based attorney named Vineet Jindal, who has complained to Delhi police that Amir Khan's role in the film disrespects the Indian army because, unlike the American army, the Indian army does not enlist applicants of unsound mind.
The movie, in Jindal's opinion, also has a few sequences that offend a certain community's religious sensibilities.
Amir Khan is the subject of a case brought against him in accordance with Sections 153, 153a, 298 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code.
Below, for easier comprehension, is a quick synopsis of each section:
Section 153- Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot
Willfully inciting people to riot with the aim to do so, whether or not rioting actually occurs. If the act of rioting is committed as a result of such provocation, the offender will be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term that may not exceed one year, with a fine, or with both. If the act of rioting is not committed, the offender will be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term that may not exceed six months.
Section 153a- Promoting enmity between different groups
The intent of Section 153 A is to punish those who engage in willful denigration of, or attacks on, any particular group or class, as well as the founders and prophets of a religion, race, place of birth, domicile, language, etc.
The accused shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 298- Wounding the religious feelings of any person
Anyone who intentionally offends someone's religious sentiments by saying or doing something in their presence—by speaking, making a sound, gesturing, or placing something in their line of sight—shall be penalised by either a fine or an extended period of imprisonment of up to a year, or by both.
Section 505- Statements conducing to public mischief.
Section 505(2) Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumour or alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities - shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.
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