Bombay High Court protects comedian Kunal Kamra from arrest, investigation to continue
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted comedian Kunal Kamra protection from arrest in a case registered against him in Mumbai for his satirical remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Bar and Bench reported.
A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and SM Modak said that the investigation in the case would proceed, but if the police wished to question Kamra, they would have to do so in Chennai as he is a permanent resident of Tamil Nadu.
“If the investigating agency wants to record the petitioner’s statement, the same can be recorded in Chennai with the help of local police after giving notice of reasonable period to the petitioner so that he can remain present in Chennai,” the court was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
In case a chargesheet was filed, the trial court could not continue any legal proceedings against Kamra until the High Court ruled on his plea to quash the FIR, the bench added.
On March 23, the comedian posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he ostensibly criticised Shinde while performing a satirical version of a song from a Hindi film.
Kamra alluded to Shinde as a “traitor” while referring to his 2022 rebellion against former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the ensuing political crisis in Maharashtra. He,...
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