Karnataka HC Extends No-Coercion Order for Ranveer Singh to March 9 in ‘Kantara’ Mimicry Case

Overview

• The High Court continued its February 24 interim protection, directing that police take no coercive steps against Ranveer Singh until the next hearing on March 9.
• The Additional State Public Prosecutor was directed to file the state's objections within two days, with the actor allowed to respond thereafter.
• Singh has petitioned to quash an FIR that followed a magistrate’s direction to High Grounds police after a private complaint by advocate Prashanth Methal.
• The complaint alleges Singh mimicked Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ performance at IFFI Goa and referred to the daiva as a “ghost,” hurting religious sentiments.
• The plea notes BNS 2023 provisions cited in the case, including sections on promoting enmity and wounding religious feelings, and challenges the magistrate’s investigation order.