Karnataka High Court dismisses actor Darshan’s plea against release of Kannada movie BOSS
The temporary injunction was granted on a suit filed by Darshan and his wife and it was lifted while allowing the plea of movie’s producer Siri Productions of Tanush S., who is also the lead actor in the movie, and its director V.
- ▪The temporary injunction was granted on a suit filed by Darshan and his wife and it was lifted while allowing the plea of movie’s producer Siri Productions of Tanush S., who is also the lead actor in the movie, and its director V.
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Observing that cinematic portrayals, even if they bear similarities to real-life events, cannot influence or sway courts adjudicating criminal cases, the High Court of Karnataka dismissed actor Darshan’s plea to stop the release of Kannada film Boss.Darshan had claimed that the film mirrored his alleged role in the Renukaswamy murder case and that its release could prejudice his right to a fair trial.Rejecting his claim, the court said that “merely because a movie is released depicting few instances, which may be similar to the allegations in the ongoing trial, it cannot be said that the courts dealing with such criminal trial would be influenced or swayed by such depiction of art or similarities in the movie to decide the merits of the criminal trial.”Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur passed…
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