RAJ KAPOOR Vs. NARENDRA ALIAS NARANBHAI NAGARDAS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This revision application has been preferred by the applicant Raj Kapoor original accused No. 2 through his advocate Mr. H. K. Thakore praying that the proceedings in criminal case No. 19 of 1972 pending in the City Magistrates Court Ahmedabad be quashed and that the applicant be acquitted.

(2.) The facts giving rise to this petition in brief are that a film known as Kal Aaj Aur Kal under the banner of R. K. Production was exhibited in RelieF Cinema at Ahmedabad. The complainant Narendra @ Naranbhai Nagardas Desai who saw the said film felt that certain scene in the said picture was specially meant as an insult to the Bhangi community. He therefore filed a complaint under sec 500 I.P.C. against the deceased Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor as accused. After the evidence of the complainant Narendra Desai and two more witnesses was recorded the learned Magistrate framed the following charge against the accused :

(3.) In the result the revision application succeeds. The order passed by the learned City Magistrate 6 court Ahmedabad framing a charge against the accused is hereby set aside and the whole proceedings are quashed. Application allowed.