Actress Poonam Pandey along with Sherlyn Chopra has been named as an accused in the FIR.
The apex court has granted protection from arrest to Sherlyn Chopra in the porn film racket case involving Raj Kundra.
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted protection from arrest to actress Sherlyn Chopra in the porn film racket case. A bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose issued notice to the Maharashtra government on an appeal filed against the Bombay High Court order rejecting Chopra’s anticipatory bail.
“Notice issued… In the meantime, no coercive action will be taken against the petitioner,” the bench said. Advocate Sunil Fernandes, appearing for Chopra, submitted that protection has already been given to other accused in the case.
Chopra has been made an accused in the FIR along with actor Poonam Pandey. The apex court had on January 18 granted protection to Pandey from arrest. His anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the High Court on November 25, 2021.
In October 2021, days after Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra filed an FIR against the businessman in Mumbai, a Rs 50 crore defamation case was filed against Sherlyn Chopra. In the notice, the couple also dismissed Sherlyn’s allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation. According to reports, the actor-model had filed a police complaint on October 14.
In December, the top court had granted protection from arrest to Raj Kundra in connection with an FIR registered for allegedly sharing obscene videos. Kundra was booked under certain sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act and the Information Technology Act, for allegedly distributing/disseminating sexually explicit videos. Fearing arrest, Kundra first sought anticipatory bail from the sessions court, but it was denied. He then moved the High Court claiming that he had been framed.
(with PTI inputs)
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