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Bandra Court Issues Show-Cause Notice to Mumbai Police Over Delay in Ekta Kapoor Inquiry

The magistrate set a July 28 deadline for the missing Section 202 CrPC report after police failed to file their findings by May 9.

Mumbai Court Issues Show Cause Notice To Police Over Failing To Submit Probe Report In Ekta Kapoor Case; Details Inside

Overview

  • In February, the Bandra magistrate directed Khar police to probe a 2020 complaint under Section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code into an Alt Balaji web series scene that allegedly disrespected the Indian Army.
  • Police missed the May 9 deadline to submit their inquiry report, prompting the court’s show-cause notice issued on July 4.
  • The original complaint was filed by YouTuber Vikas Pathak, also known as Hindustani Bhau, and named Ekta Kapoor, her OTT platform Alt Balaji, and her parents over a scene depicting a military officer in an illicit sexual act while wearing the national emblem.
  • The court has ordered the police to reply to the notice and deliver their full report by July 28 or face further legal consequences.
  • Legal experts say the case underscores heightened judicial oversight of police compliance and intensifying scrutiny of OTT content involving national symbols.