Supreme Court cancels all criminal cases against Salman Khan over ‘Loveyatri’

The Supreme
Court has cancelled  all criminal cases
against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in relation to the movie “Loveyatri”

In an order
passed last week, the Court stated that all FIRs/ criminal complaints
registered against Khan in connection with the film are nullified.

Salman Khan,
who is also the producer of the movie, approached the Supreme Court after cases
were registered against him in Gujarat and Bihar for allegedly hurting
religious sentiments.

The film
which was initially titled ‘Loveratri’ had drawn the anger of right-wing groups
since the name was seen as a wordplay on the Hindu festival of Navratri. The
name of the film was subsequently changed to Loveyatri.

In September
last year, the Supreme Court granted interim relief to Salman Khan and ordered
that no action will be taken against him in connection with any case related to
the film. The court had noted in its order that the film had been certified for
exhibition by the Central Board of Film Certification, an argument which Salman
had relied upon to claim that criminal law should not be set in motion because
of individual perception relating to the name of a movie.

The film
Loveyatri was produced by Salman Khan Films, a production company run by actor.
The film was released on October 5 last year.