Controversial film director Ram Gopal Varma skipped appearing before the police in the case registered against him for alleged derogatory social media posts against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan.
Varma was directed to appear before the investigating officer at Maddipadu police station in Prakasam district on Tuesday for questioning.
The filmmaker has sought four days&rsquo; time to appear before the investigating office
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday declined to grant interim relief to Varma. The court made it clear that it cannot order similar to the grant of bail in a quash petition.
RGV, as the filmmaker is popularly known, had sought interim orders exempting him from appearance before the investigating officer.
When RGV&rsquo;s counsel told the court that the petitioner was facing the threat of arrest, the judge said that the petitioner should file a bail petition.
On the petitioner&rsquo;s request for more time to appear before the police for questioning, the high court asked him to request the police to allow him.
On November 13, the police had served notice to the filmmaker, directing him to appear before the investigation officer at Maddipadu police station.
The police on November 11 registered a case against the filmmaker on a complaint by a local Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, Ramalingam.
The complainant alleged that RGV made derogatory comments against TDP National President Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh, other family members, and actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan during the promotional activity of his film &lsquo;Vyuham&rsquo; late last year.
The filmmaker had posted objectionable comments on social media platforms.
A case under Sections 336 (4) and 353 (2) of BNS Act and also under Section 67 of IT Act was booked against RGV at Maddipadu police station.
The controversial filmmaker had allegedly posted morphed images on &lsquo;X&rsquo;, targeting Naidu, Pawan Kalyan and Lokesh at the time of the release of &lsquo;Vyuham&rsquo;.
Based on the events surrounding the tragic death of then Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash in 2009 and the subsequent formation of YSR Congress Party by his son YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the movie was released late last year in the run-up to simultaneous polls to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha.
&mdash;IANS
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Andhra Pradesh High Court denies interim relief to filmmaker, directs him to file bail petition

RGV Skips Police Appearance in Derogatory Posts Case

Andhra Pradesh High Court denies interim relief to filmmaker, directs him to file bail petition

November 19, 2024 | 14:19 IST