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Mumbai court discharges Shilpa Shetty in Richard Gere kissing case

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Mumbai court discharges Shilpa Shetty in Richard Gere kissing case

A Mumbai court on Monday, January 24 released Shilpa Shetty, who was charged with indecent and indecent assault in an incident where co-defendant Richard Gere publicly kissed her. The incident occurred during an awareness campaign in Rajasthan in 2007. A total of three cases were brought against Shilpa in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in 2007, accusing Shilpa of publicly kissing the Hollywood star and AIDS campaigner.

After perusing the complaint that sparked the case, Metropolitan Magistrate Ketaki Chavan deduced that the actress was a victim of the alleged conduct of Defendant No. 1 Richard Gere.

After filing a police report and documents, the magistrate was convinced that the charges against Shilpa Shetty were baseless. Therefore, the actress was dismissed.

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“None of the alleged offenses in the complaint were satisfied. Furthermore, none of the documents attached to the final report disclose the conduct of the current defendant in order to bring her under the jurisdiction of Article 34 of the IPC (joint intent).” observed order of.

Following the incident, the Magistrate 1 in Mundawa, Rajasthan, lodged a complaint with Shilpa Shetty and Richard Gere to register an FIR, which was granted.

The FIR registered the accused under Sections 292, 293, 294 of the Indian Penal Code (Obscene) and the Information Technology and Women’s Indecent (Prohibition) Act.
Shilpa Shetty’s request to transfer the case to Mumbai was approved by the Supreme Court in 2017, after which the Metropolitan Magistrate at Ballard Quay, Mumbai, heard the complaint and the transfer case.

The actress applied for discharge through defence lawyer Madhukar Dalvi under Section 239 (release after consideration of police report and documents) and 245 (release after consideration of evidence) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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Shilpa’s application states that the charges against her “only that she did not protest when she was kissed by co-accused Richard Gere would in no way make her an accomplice or perpetrator of the crime.

Her application under section 239 was granted, while her application under section 245 was denied because release was not provided for in a subpoena-tearable case.

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Game Changer box office collection day 6: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer released in theatres on January 10.
Game Changer box office collection: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani-Game Changer is one the first big releases of this year, and came with huge audience expectations. However the film opened to mixed reviews and has performed decently at the box office. As per the latest version of Sacnilk.com, Game Changer has minted ₹6.11 crore in its sixth day of release. Game Changer is directed by Shankar.

Game Changer box office collection

The report states that Game Changer has now crossed the ₹110 crore mark at the box office. It minted ₹5.55 crore on its first Wednesday, which is the lowest for the film so far. The film had seen a slight growth on its fifth day of release, with ₹10 crore net. The overall collections now stand at ₹112.26 crore.

Game Changer minted ₹51 crore on its opening day, and saw a dip in collections on its second day with ₹21.6 crore. Day three collections were at ₹15.9 crore whereas day four net was ₹7.65 crore. The film saw a sharp decline in its weekdays and is yet to recover. Game Changer is facing stiff competition from a number of releases, which includes Nandamuri Balakrisha’s Daaku Maharaj, Unni Mukundan’s Marco and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule.

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Amid box office concerns for the film, a pirated version of Game Changer was allegedly aired on a local TV channel and shown in buses. Screenshots of the same surfaced on X, which caught the attention of producer Sreenivas Kumar. He took to his X account to demand strict action on it.

A few days ago, the makers of the film had filed a complaint against individuals for allegedly leaking a pirated version of the film online. The complaint also states that before the film’s release, the producers and a few team members were threatened through social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, wherein the same alleged pirates demanded money from producers and threatened to leak the pirated version if their demands were not fulfilled.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar and stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah. The film has also been released in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

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