Apex court stays proceedings against Shilpa in kiss row
May 15, 2007 - 3:48:36 PM
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Shilpa said the Mundawar court in Rajasthan on April 20 ordered investigation into the episode. On April 26, the Jaipur court issued summons to her and an arrest warrant against Richard Gere, while the Ghaziabad court issued summons to her on May 1, said Shilpa in her petition.
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By IANS,
[RxPG] New Delhi, May 15 - The Supreme Court Tuesday suspended criminal proceedings against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in a Jaipur court over the controversial on-stage kisses Hollywood star Richard Gere planted on her cheeks during a show here.
Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan also issued notices to the parties on the actress' petition seeking transfer of all the cases related to the controversy against her to Mumbai. The court has stayed the order of the local court, which restrained the actress from going overseas.
Shilpa Monday moved the Supreme Court for annulment of criminal proceedings against her in various courts.
In her plea, the actress submitted that three different subordinate courts at Jaipur and Mundwar in Rajasthan and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh have initiated proceedings against her for the same incident.
The Gere kiss during an AIDS awareness programme in the capital last month had triggered strong protests in several cities across the country.
In her petition, Shilpa said Gere Foundation was working on a programme to create awareness about the dreaded Human Immunodeficency Virus - and Acquired Immuno Deficency Syndrome - crisis in Asia.
She said it had also started the Heroes Project in India to mobilise various celebrities to fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS.
Shilpa said she had been invited by the Heroes Project to address a meeting at Delhi on April 15 to create awareness among truck drivers about HIV/AIDS.
At the function, Gere, while reliving a moment from his Hollywood movie 'Shall We Dance' - hugged and kissed her on the cheek, she said, adding that this was meant to be a spoof from the said movie.
This was incident was repeatedly telecast on various television channels, triggering a controversy and leading people to file complaints in lower courts in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Shilpa said the Mundawar court in Rajasthan on April 20 ordered investigation into the episode. On April 26, the Jaipur court issued summons to her and an arrest warrant against Richard Gere, while the Ghaziabad court issued summons to her on May 1, said Shilpa in her petition.
She contended that the complaints were an abuse of the legal process and had been filed only to harass and make her run from pillar to post and damage her career and reputation.
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