HIGH COURT WEEKLY ROUNDUP [29Dec-5 Jan] | Shilpa Shetty’s Deepfakes; Indore Water Contamination Crisis; Actor Junior NTR’s Personality Rights; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
casting couch
Kerala HC grants conditional bail to Film Director in casting couch allegations as investigation already crossed crucial stage
“Prima facie case of ‘casting couch’ practices, which must be dealt with a heavy hand. Such offences, which exploited professional aspirations for sexual gratification, constituted a serious affront to the dignity of women.”
SC grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in rape case; questions delay in filing of the complaint
The complaint alleging that the actor committed a rape in 2016, came in the wake of revelations made in Justice K. Hema Report detailing several instances of sexual abuse in the Malayalam film industry.
[MeToo Movement] | Why NY Court of Appeals decided to reverse Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for multiple sexual crimes?
In 2017, prominent American newspapers reported stories of several women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, harassment, and using his influence as a Hollywood power broker to take advantage of young women. These revelations eventually kickstarted the ‘#MeToo Movement’.
Casting Couch: Model alleges rape; Supreme Court sets aside Bombay High Court’s order granting anticipatory bail to Businessman
The Supreme Court observed that the Bombay High Court disregarded the nature and gravity of the alleged offence as well as the the financial stature, position and standing of the accused vis-à-vis the prosecutrix.