Writers of the web series 'Mirzapur' Puneet Krishna (first season), Vineet Krishna (second season), and director Karan Anshuman, Gurmeet Singh have got a big relief from the Allahabad High Court. According to reports, the court has granted an interim stay on their arrest. A bench of Justices Pritikar Diwakar and Justice Deepak Verma has also issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant by issuing the notice.
On 17 January, Arvind Chaturvedi, a resident of Chilabilia of Mirzapur district, complained against the web series. He alleged that 'Mirzapur' hurt his religious, social and regional sentiments. According to Chaturvedi, the series is causing sourness among the people and it also shows content related to illicit relations with abuses.
On the basis of the complaint, FIR was lodged against Karan Anshuman, Gurmeet Singh, Puneet Krishna, Vineet Krishna under 295-A, 504,505,34,67A. A three-member team led by police station in-charge Vijay Kumar Chaurasia arrived in Mumbai for investigation.
The 'Mirzapur' makers approached the Allahabad High Court against the FIR. He had said that his web series is fictitious and made it clear in the first disclaimer of every episode. He requested the court to cancel the FIR lodged against him and stop the further proceedings in the case.