Akshaye Khanna's Section 375 Lands In Trouble; Lawyer Claims It Shows Legal Profession In Bad Light
The upcoming Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha starrer, Section 375, has landed in legal trouble. Claiming that the film shows legal profession in a bad light, a lawyer has sought a stay on its release.
The
upcoming
Akshaye
Khanna
and
Richa
Chadha
starrer,
'Section
375'
has
landed
in
trouble.
A
lawyer
has
sought
a
stay
on
its
release
by
appealing
to
a
Pune
court.
The
court
has
issued
summoned
Akshaye,
and
two
producers
of
the
film
to
appear
before
it
on
September
9.
The
reason
for
Wajed
Khan,
the
lawyer
doing
so,
is
that
he
is
of
the
opinion
that
the
film
will
create
a
'wrong
impression'
on
rape
survivors
and
may
hinder
them
from
coming
forward
to
file
a
complaint
with
the
police.
Section
375
is
a
court-room
drama
in
which
Akshaye
plays
the
defence
lawyer
of
a
movie
producer
accused
of
rape.
It
is
based
on
the
Section
375
of
the
Indian
Penal
Code,
which
lays
out
the
legal
definition
of
rape.
The
petition
filed
by
Khan
said,
"In
one
of
the
scenes,
a
male
police
officer
is
seen
taking
statement
of
a
rape
survivor
in
open
in
a
police
station
and
in
court
also,
the
rape
victim
is
seen
giving
answers
to
vulgar
questions
of
a
lawyer."
Another
contention
of
his
was
that
the
film
shows
lawyers
in
a
bad
light,
and
maligns
the
legal
profession.
"A
scene
from
the
teaser
also
portrayed
the
legal
profession
in
bad
light
and
maligned
the
image
of
lawyers," he
said.
After
the
appeal
was
filed,
Civil
judge
R
H
Nathani
issued
summons
to
Akshaye,
and
two
of
the
film's
producers,
Kumar
Mangal
Pathak
and
Abhishek
Mangal
Pathak.
"After
admitting
my
petition,
the
court
summoned
the
actor
and
two
producers,
and
asked
them
to
appear
before
it
on
September
9,"
Khan
added.
Directed
by
Ajay
Bahl,
the
movie
is
set
to
hit
theatres
on
September
13.