{"id":347963,"date":"2025-05-15T17:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=347963"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:28:24","slug":"offending-kannadiga-community-no-coercive-action-against-sonu-nigam-karnataka-hc-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/05\/15\/offending-kannadiga-community-no-coercive-action-against-sonu-nigam-karnataka-hc-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka HC directs that no coercive action be taken against singer Sonu Nigam accused of offending Kannadiga Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Karnataka High Court:<\/span> While considering the plea filed by noted playback singer Sonu Nigam seeking quashment of FIR registered against him for allegedly offending the Kannadiga community during a music concert via certain statements made during a music concert; the Bench of Shivashankar Amarannavar, J., on 15-5-2025 directed that no coercive action be taken against the singer, provided that he cooperates during the investigation. The Court put a stay on filing of final report till next hearing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court also allowed Sonu Nigam to appear through videoconferencing for the purpose of recording his statement, if so required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 27-4-2025, during his concert in Bengaluru, Sonu Nigam berated a fan for allegedly rudely requesting a Kannada song. In his remarks, the singer compared the mindset of the fan to that of the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Consequently, an FIR was filed against Sonu Nigam on 3<span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">rd<\/span> May in Bengaluru for his controversial comment by the group, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike. 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