Ranveer Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar has landed into legal trouble prior to its release. It was reported by livelaw.in that a petition was filed against the film in the Delhi High Court against a scene in its trailer. The plea was filed by an NGO named Youth Against Crime through Advocate Pawan Prakash Pathak over the depiction of a prenatal sex-determination scene in the trailer. Now, the Delhi HC, on Monday, said an act like pre-natal sex-determination cannot be trivialised, reports IANS.
The court made the observation while hearing a plea against a scene in the trailer showing the use of ultrasound technology for gender selection.
“There is nothing to show in the trailer that the lady is taken to the doctor clandestinely..What is coming out is, any pregnant woman can be routinely taken to the center with sonography machine and this can be done without any fetters,” said the bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla after watching the trailer.
Petitioner ‘Youth Against Crime’, an NGO, filed through Advocate Pawan Prakash Pathak said: “The ultrasound clinic scene where the technology of ultrasound for sex selection is being advertised openly without censor and as per section 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 6 & 22 of the PC & PNDT Act, same is not allowed & hence the instant PIL.”
Though the film is to promote the “Save Girl Child” slogan and it is against female foeticide, the trailer of the film advertises the use of ultrasound technique, as per the petitioner.
During the course of the hearing, the counsel appearing for the makers of the film argued that there is a disclaimer in the trailer.
In reply, the bench said that the disclaimer is barely visible or legible, further directing the counsel to take instructions. “Unless we see for ourselves and are satisfied, we are not going to permit this. You seek instructions or otherwise, we will have to stay this.”
Further, the Counsel said that they will produce the entire movie and take the judges to the relevant part. The hearing will continue tomorrow.
The trailer of Jayeshbhai Jordaar was released last month. It depicted Ranveer as a Gujarati man who is married to Shalini Pandey and is a father of a daughter. However, his father, who is also the village sarpanch and mother are hell-bent on having a grandson this time. Jayeshbhai Jordaar is directed by debutant Divyang Thakkar. It will hit theaters worldwide on May 13, 2022.
(With IANS inputs)
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