In a huge relief for the makers of the web-series Mirzapur, Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of producers of Mirzapur web series Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. FIR was lodged against the Mirzapur makers which accused them of the improper and indecent portrayal of the town Mirzapur and outraging religious belief.
A division bench of justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Subhash Chand ordered the petitioners and to offer full cooperation in the probe while granting the relief. Hearing a writ petition filed by Akhtar and Sidhwani, the court issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and complainant seeking their replies and listed the case in the first week of March.
The FIR was registered against Akhtar and Sidhwani at Kotwali Dehat Police Station in Mirzapur district under sections 295-A, 504, 505 and 34 of IPC and 67-A of IT Act.
Previously, the Supreme Court of India issued a notice on the plea of a Mirzapur resident complaining against the web series Mirzapur and Amazon Prime for maligning the image of his native place in Uttar Pradesh.