Overview
- The Delhi High Court disposed of Lawrence Bishnoi’s plea on Monday, calling it infructuous because Union advisories now bar ZEE5 from releasing the docuseries.
- ZEE5 told the court it will challenge the three advisories in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, and the judge recorded that a release is unlikely unless those are set aside.
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued three advisories on April 23 and 24 that urged OTT platforms to avoid content on gangsters that could incite violence or disturb public order.
- Punjab Police and the state government warned the series could influence youth and threaten order, with the state reporting more than 2,600 related links blocked and a request for a global trailer block.
- Bishnoi, a 33-year-old jailed in Gujarat and an accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, anchors a dispute that signals tighter pre-release controls and likely more self-censorship by streaming platforms.