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Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking in Jaipur
stadium
Saturday May 26, 2012 07:45:45 PM,
IANS
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Rajasthan court summons Shah Rukh for smoking in public
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League (IPL) match, a lawyer said.
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Jaipur: Bollywood
superstar Shah Rukh Khan Saturday pleaded guilty through his
lawyers to the charges of smoking publicly at the Sawai Man Singh
Stadium here during an Indian Premier League match last month and
sought exemption from appearing personally before a court, a
lawyer said.
The additional chief judicial metropolitan magistrate had summoned
Shah Rukh to appear before his court May 26 on a complaint that he
publicly smoked at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium while watching the
IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders April
8.
According to a Rajasthan law, an offender could face maximum
imprisonment of six months or a maximum fine of Rs.200 for smoking
in public.
Shah Rukh, who is co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, was
represented by three lawyers.
"Khan's lawyers filed an application under section 206 and 253 of
the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), pleading guilty to the charges
under the Rajasthan Prevention of Smoking Act and seeking
exemption for Khan's personal appearance before the court," said
lawyer Nem Singh Rathore, who filed the complaint on behalf of
Jaipur Cricket Academy director Anand Singh Rathore.
Shah Rukh's lawyers said it was a petty offence and their client
was ready to pay the fine imposed under the law.
Nem Singh Rathore added that he objected to exempting Shah Rukh
from personal appearance before the court. "The court will hear
further arguments June 21," he said.
"Smoking publicly is banned in Rajasthan since 2000 under the
Rajasthan Prevention of Smoking Act. However, Shah Rukh Khan was
smoking publicly in front of thousands of spectators. The actor
was broadcast live while smoking on the TV channel which was
showing the match," he added.
The lawyer said that spectators were being allowed into the
stadium only after frisking.
"Police were confiscating any objectionable items, including
cigarettes, while frisking. However, it seems Shah Rukh was
allowed to carry the cigarette packet into the stadium which is
negligence on part of police also," the complainant said.
The court has fixed June 21 for next hearing in the case.
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