Kunal Kamra moves Bombay High Court against FIR in ‘traitor’ jibe case

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court, seeking to quash an FIR lodged against him by the city police for allegedly passing a “traitor" jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Kamra moved the high court on April 5.

His plea has claimed the complaints against him violated his fundamental rights of freedom of speech and expression, right to practise any profession and business and right to life and liberty guaranteed under the Constitution.

The plea, filed through advocate Meenaz Kakalia, is likely to come up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice Sarang Kotwal on April 21.

Kamra last month got interim transit anticipatory bail from the Madras High Court in the case against him. He is a permanent resident of Tamil Nadu.

The comedian has failed to appear before the Mumbai police for questioning despite three summons issued to him.

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