Justice Gautam Patel said articles referred to by Shilpa Shetty in her suit don't seem to be defamatory and noted that blanket gag order will have a chilling effect on press freedom.
Police have alleged that Kundra earned over Rs 1.17 crore between August-December 2020 by uploading pornographic content online, through Hotshots. He was arrested on 19 July.
Kundra, in his plea to the court, claimed that the 'material' found by police did not show explicit sexual acts but were in form of short movies that are 'lascivious'
The police had told the court that Kundra set up Armsprime Media, which bought 'Hotshots' app to upload objectionable videos on social media and also planned to sell 119 adult films.
Mumbai Police arrested Kundra, Shilpa Shetty's husband, on 19 July & booked him under relevant sections of the IPC & IT Act for allegedly being a 'key conspirator' of the case.
Screenshots of alleged WhatsApp chats of Kundra with others have surfaced on social media discussing 'Plan B', which involved launching a new app to carry on the business.
Actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has been arrested for allegedly being a ‘key conspirator’ in a case pertaining to pornographic films. Here’s what the laws say.
Actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra was arrested Monday for allegedly being a ‘key conspirator’ in a case pertaining to production and publishing of porn through the Hotshots app.
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