The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday(09/12/2020) adjourned the hearing of a plea filed by Bollywood actor Salman Khan seeking quashing of FIRs filed against him for allegedly making a casteist remark against the Valmiki community on a TV show in 2017. ( Salman Khan v. State And Anr)
Allowing the prayer of Khan's counsel, Justice Sandeep Mehta listed the matter for hearing after eight weeks, until a similar petition pending before the Supreme Court is decided.
Salman Khan had moved the High Court in the year 2018 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer for quashing FIR No.30/2018 of Police Station Nagori Gate, Jodhpur for the offences punishable under Sections 153-A, 292, 505, 120-B IPC read with Sections 3(1)(R), 3(1)(U) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Nishant Bora the counsel appearing o behalf of Salman Khan said two complaints had been filed in Jodhpur and Churu districts against Khan alleging that he had hurt the sentiments of Scheduled Castes by using a derogatory term for the community on a TV talk show during the promotion of his film “Tiger Zinda Hai” in 2017.
He said. “We had moved the high court with a prayer to quash these FIRs in Rajasthan. The court had allowed the petition and had stayed investigation into both these FIRs.”
“The matter was listed for hearing today. We apprised the court that a similar petition is pending before the Supreme Court and prayed not to proceed with the hearing in the matter until the petition before the apex court is decided,” he said.
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It may be noted that the Supreme Court had, on 23rd April 2018, stayed "further proceedings, including investigation" in cases filed against him under the SC/ST Act in Rajasthan and three other states for alleged offensive remarks against the Valmiki community.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices A M Khanwilkar, and D Y Chandrachud had also issued a notice to Rajasthan government on the plea for quashing of FIR.
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