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This is an archive article published on October 5, 2023
Complaint by Javed Akhtar: Kangana Ranaut’s statement recorded
This is to give an opportunity to the accused to explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against them.
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Akhtar had filed a complaint against Ranaut stating that she had made defamatory statements on national and international television “in what appears to be a clear campaign to malign and tarnish” his reputation. (Exprses File Photo)
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Actor Kangana Ranaut recorded her statement before a magistrate court on Wednesday in connection with a defamation complaint filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar. Ranaut’s statement was recorded under section 313 of the CrPC.
This is to give an opportunity to the accused to explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against them.
The court puts questions to the accused based on the evidence put forth by each of the witnesses and the accused is expected to respond to that. The court will next hear the case on October 31 for submission of a written statement by Ranaut.
Akhtar had filed a complaint against Ranaut stating that she had made defamatory statements on national and international television “in what appears to be a clear campaign to malign and tarnish” his reputation.
Akhtar had referred to an interview given by Ranaut in July last year after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
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