After Warning, Kangana Appears Before Court, Files Counter Complaint Against Javed Akhtar
After multiple summonses and a warning that an arrest warrant will be issued against her if she fails to appear before the court next time, Kangana Ranaut finally came face-to-face with Javed Akhtar during the hearing of the defamation case filed by the lyricist against her.
As she appeared in the court, she filed a counter case against Akhtar accusing him of criminal intimidation and extortion. She also sought the transfer of complaint to another Magistrate.?
Her lawyer in a statement as per Bar And Bench said, "I am making a categorical statement, I have lost faith in this Court".
Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said that Ranaut is being summoned without the court specifying any reasons and that her presence is not required.
He also claimed that the court has indirectly "threatened" of issuing a warrant on two occasions in a non-cognisable, compoundable and bailable offense, whereas per law regular presence is not required, the lawyer claimed.
Ranaut has filed a counter-complaint under Sections 383, 384 (extortion), 387 (putting a person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion), 503 and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
Why has Javed Akhtar filed a case against Kangana Ranaut??Javed Akhtar had filed a defamation case against Kangana Ranaut after her interview on Republic TV following the alleged suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput. As per him, Ranaut allegedly commented that Akhtar was part of a "Bollywood suicide gang" who could "get away with anything".?
