An organization called ALL INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE FRONT filed a PIL vide Writ Petition (Crl) No. 155/2014 in the Supreme
Court of India seeking a ban on the release of forthcoming Hindi movie ‘PK’ on
the ground that the poster of this movie is vulgar and obscene in which the
lead actor Amir Khan is shown naked and nude standing on railways track with
his private part covered with a transistor held by him with his hand. The PIL
sought action against the director and producers of the movie as well as
against Amir Khan under the provisions of Indian Penal Code. /N
The bench of Supreme Court comprising the Chief Justice
R.M.Lodha , Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice RF Nariman dismissed the PIL on
14th August 2014. The court was of the view that any restrictions on release of
film would affect constitutional right of the film makers.
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