A
local
court
has
issued
a
process
(summons)
to
actor
Salman
Khan
and
his
bodyguard
Nawaz
Shaikh
on
a
complaint
filed
by
a
journalist
in
connection
with
a
dispute
in
2019.
Metropolitan
Magistrate
R
R
Khan
in
his
order
on
Tuesday
noted
that
a
police
report
in
the
matter
stated
that
offences
under
Indian
Penal
Code
Sections
504
(intentional
insult
with
intent
to
provoke
breach
of
peace)
and
506
(criminal
intimidation)
are
made
out
against
the
accused
persons.
The
court
issued
process/summons
and
posted
the
matter
for
further
hearing
on
April
5.
Journalist
Ashok
Pandey
had
in
his
complaint
sought
criminal
action
to
be
initiated
against
Salman
Khan
and
Shaikh.
Pandey
alleged
that
the
actor
had
snatched
away
his
mobile
phone
while
cycling
on
a
Mumbai
street
when
some
media
persons
started
clicking
his
photos.
The
Tiger
3
actor
had
allegedly
entered
into
an
argument
and
threatened
him,
Pandey
said
in
his
complaint.
The
court
had
earlier
directed
the
D
N
Nagar
police
here
to
conduct
an
inquiry
and
submit
a
report.
In
its
order
on
Tuesday,
the
court
said,
“Keeping
in
view
the
self-speaking
material
on
record,
positive
police
report…and
other
material
on
record,
there
are
sufficient
grounds
to
proceed
against
the
accused
persons."
The
issuance
of
a
process
marks
the
beginning
of
criminal
proceedings
before
a
metropolitan
or
judicial
magistrate
on
the
basis
of
a
complaint
lodged
by
an
individual.
The
magistrate
court
issues
the
process
if
it
finds
prima
facie
substance
in
the
allegations
made
in
the
complaint.
Once
the
process
is
issued,
the
accused
persons
have
to
appear
before
the
court.