POCSO court orders registration of FIR against producers of Marathi film with sexually explicit content involving minors

The film 'Varan Bhaat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha'

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Additional Sessions Judge Nazera S Shaikh directed the Senior Inspector at the Mahim Police Station to take cognisance and investigate the case.

"Allegations of serious nature and cognizable are levelled. They are prima-facie apparent from a perusal of CD containing the trailer. There is substance in the allegations which needs to be investigated," the order said.

Additional Sessions Judge Nazera S Shaikh said that the petitioner has established a prima facie case for issuing directions against the accused under Section 156(3) (police officer' s power to investigate cognizable case) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

It therefore, directed registration of FIR against producers, co-producers, studio and production house of the film.