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Bombay High Court shuts FIR against Shekhar Suman Bharti Singh over Rasgulla remark

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Published on 1 May 2026
Bombay High Court shuts FIR against Shekhar Suman Bharti Singh over Rasgulla remark

Court says the comedy line could not justify

The Bombay High Court has quashed a 2010 FIR against Shekhar Suman and Bharti Singh filed at Pydhonie Police Station. The complaint claimed their “Ya Allah! Rasgulla! Dahi Bhalla!” remark on Sony’s ‘Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo’ hurt religious sentiments. The court ruled against continuing criminal action, ending the decade-old case.

  • Bombay High Court quashed a 2010 FIR against Suman and Singh
  • Complaint centered on a remark during ‘Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo’
  • The line cited as hurting religious sentiments was for comedy
  • Criminal proceedings were stopped by the court
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