Overview

• Kunal Kamra faces an FIR filed at Khar police station for allegedly defaming Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a stand-up comedy performance.
• The Bombay High Court has reserved its order on Kamra's petition to quash the FIR, granting him interim protection from arrest until the decision is issued.
• Kamra's legal team argues that the FIR violates his constitutional rights, including freedom of speech and expression, and challenges the use of defamation laws against artistic expression.
• The controversy stems from Kamra's parody song referencing Shinde as a 'traitor,' which was part of a show recorded in February and later uploaded on YouTube in March.
• Shiv Sena workers vandalized the venue where the show was filmed, and Kamra has skipped police summons, citing security concerns, while seeking bail from the Madras High Court.