Overview
- The court directed the makers to carry out only Excision 5 and 6—covering court‑related material, a beef biryani scene, dialogues deemed demeaning to a cultural organisation, and blurring of rakhi—before resubmitting the film to the CBFC.
- CBFC was ordered to issue a fresh certification within two weeks of resubmission, leaving the release on hold until a new decision is made.
- Justice V. G. Arun held that portrayals such as a Christian girl in Muslim attire and a bishop character fall within artistic freedom and are not indecent or likely to incite violence.
- The producers said they will seek a review of the deletions, claiming their counsel mistakenly conveyed consent to remove the scenes.
- Earlier, the CBFC had insisted on six cuts and documentation checks, including blurring an institution’s name and modifying a police interrogation scene, as groups like the Catholic Congress and an RSS office‑bearer raised objections.