Casteist remarks: Rajasthan High Court stays FIR against Salman Khan

The Rajasthan High Court has granted an interim stay on FIR registered against film actor Salman Khan for allegedly using derogatory language against the Valmiki community. In addition, the notice has been issued in this case.

Hearing on FIR against Salman Khan in SC-ST case started in single bench on Tuesday. According to the case, after the controversy over the derogatory remarks made by Salman Khan in a TV show, Naresh Kandara of Valmiki community in Jodhpur filed a case against him and Shilpa Shetty. The case was registered at the Nagori Gate police station under the SC-ST Act. Subsequently, Salman’s advocate Mahesh Bora and Nishant Bora had filed a petition for quashing the FIR under section 482 in the said case. Justice Vijay Vishnoi on Tuesday issued notice with interim stay while hearing the case.

It is worth mentioning that before this, the Rajasthan High Court had granted stay on further investigation in the case lodged against Salman at Kotwali police station in Churu district last December. In the court of Justice Sandeep Mehta, senior advocate Mahesh Boda and Nishant Boda represented Salman.