Richard Gere kissing case: Court upholds Shilpa Shetty’s discharge from the obscenity case
1 year, 8 months ago

Richard Gere kissing case: Court upholds Shilpa Shetty’s discharge from the obscenity case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A sessions court in the city on Monday dismissed a petition filed against a magistrate’s order discharging Shilpa Shetty in the obscenity case over Hollywood star Richard Gere kissing her at a public event organised to create awareness about AIDS in Delhi in 2007. ** FILE** Hollywood actor Richard Gere, left, kisses the hand of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty as he greets the audience with a traditional Indian greeting of folded hands, during an event for HIV-AIDS awareness in New Delhi, India, in this Sunday, March 15, 2007, file photo. Judge Dinesh Gupta, a magistrate in Jaipur who issued an arrest warrant against Gere for violating obscenity laws by publicly kissing Shetty, has been transferred from his job, a media report said Thursday, May 3, 2007. Additional sessions judge SC Jadhav on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the MRA Marg police challenging the magisterial court order.

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‘Shilpa had not kissed, but was kissed’: Court on Richard Gere kissing case
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Shilpa had not kissed, but was kissed’: Court on Richard Gere kissing case

Hindustan Times  

A woman being groped on a street or public transport cannot be termed as "participative" on her part in such incidents and she cannot be prosecuted for failing to act, a Mumbai court has held in the 2007 obscenity case over Hollywood star Richard Gere kissing actor Shilpa Shetty at a public event. Obscenity on her part is not evident, …

Woman groped in public can’t be accused of obscenity: Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Woman groped in public can’t be accused of obscenity: Court

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A woman groped in a public place or touched inappropriately on public transport cannot be charged with obscenity, the sessions court has observed. The court made this observation while rejecting an appeal filed by Mumbai police, challenging discharge of actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra from an obscenity case registered against her and American actor Richard Gere, who had kissed her …

Richard Gere Kissing Case: No proof of obscenity against Shilpa Shetty, says Mumbai court
1 year, 8 months ago

Richard Gere Kissing Case: No proof of obscenity against Shilpa Shetty, says Mumbai court

India TV News  

Richard Gere Kissing Case: A woman being groped on a street or public transport cannot be termed as "participative" on her part in such incidents and she cannot be prosecuted for failing to act, a Mumbai court has held in the 2007 obscenity case over Hollywood star Richard Gere kissing actor Shilpa Shetty at a public event. Obscenity on her …

Shilpa Shetty-Richard Gere kiss case: Actress asks court to reject plea against her discharge
2 years, 4 months ago

Shilpa Shetty-Richard Gere kiss case: Actress asks court to reject plea against her discharge

India TV News  

Shilpa Shetty-Richard Gere kiss case: The 2007 charity event in New Delhi which saw Hollywood star Richard Gere kissing Shilpa Shetty doesn't seem to leave the Bollywood actress. Shetty, acting through her lawyer, Prasant Patil, has sought the dismissal of a plea challenging the January order of a Ballard Pier, Mumbai, magistrate court discharging her from an obscenity case resulting …

Kiss And Tell: How Bollywood is diving into the gehraiyaans of bold, physical love
2 years, 10 months ago

Kiss And Tell: How Bollywood is diving into the gehraiyaans of bold, physical love

India Today  

Over the last fortnight, two kisses made headlines. On the other hand, we had Deepika Padukone passionately lock lips with Siddhant Chaturvedi in Gehraiyaan, a Shakun Batra film, set to release on Amazon Prime Video on February 11. WHEN FLOWERS KISSING WAS A METAPHOR IN BOLLYWOOD The Hindi film industry has always been shy, perhaps mirroring what the audience would …

Shilpa Shetty cleared of obscenity charges 15 years after Richard Gere kiss
2 years, 10 months ago

Shilpa Shetty cleared of obscenity charges 15 years after Richard Gere kiss

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian court has cleared Shilpa Shetty of obscenity charges nearly …

Shilpa Shetty Discharged in 2007 Obscenity Case Involving Richard Gere
2 years, 10 months ago

Shilpa Shetty Discharged in 2007 Obscenity Case Involving Richard Gere

The Quint  

The court order stated, “Not a single element of any of the alleged offence is being satisfied in the complaint. Moreover, none of the paper annexed with the final report discloses act of present accused so as to bring her within the purview of Section 34 of IPC.” After the incident at the AIDS awareness event in 2007, a complaint …

Mumbai court discharges Shilpa Shetty in Richard Gere kissing case
2 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai court discharges Shilpa Shetty in Richard Gere kissing case

India Today  

A Mumbai Court on Monday, January 24, discharged Shilpa Shetty, who had been accused of obscenity and indecency in an incident where co-accused Richard Gere had publicly kissed her. After perusing the complaint that gave rise to the case, the Metropolitan Magistrate Ketaki Chavan deduced that the actress was a victim of the element of the alleged act of accused …

2007 Obscenity Case: Mumbai court calls Shilpa Shetty 'victim' of Richard Gere's act, discharges her
2 years, 10 months ago

2007 Obscenity Case: Mumbai court calls Shilpa Shetty 'victim' of Richard Gere's act, discharges her

India TV News  

Highlights Shilpa Shetty gets relief in '2007 obscenity case' involving Richard Gere In 2007, Gere and Shetty had come together for an AIDS awareness programme in Rajasthan On the stage, Gere kissed the actress on her cheeks, causing a stir in the country Almost 15 years after Shilpa Shetty landed in an obscenity case when Hollywood star Richard Gere kissed …

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