Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's legal trouble is increasing day by day. After a bailable warrant has been issued against Kangana in Javed Akhtar defamation by Andheri Magistrate Court, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings against the actress for calling protesting farmers as 'terrorists'.
On October 9 last year, a Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Court at Bengaluru had directed the police to register an FIR against Ranaut for the tweets in question.
A complaint was filed by Advocate Ramesh Naik, which stated that on September 21, Kangana's team tweeted the following: "People who spread misinformation and rumours about CAA that caused riots are the same people who are now spreading misinformations about Farmers bill and causing terror in the nation, they are terrorists. You very well know what I said but simply like to spread misinformation."
Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, appearing for Ranaut, sought for a stay on the proceedings initiated against her. In response, the Court said, "First you comply with the office objection then only we can consider your submissions."
Justice HP Sandesh thus granted Ranaut a week's time to comply with office objections and posted the matter for further hearing on March 18.