SC relief for ‘wink’ Varrier

New Delhi, February 21

The Supreme Court today came to the rescue of actress Priya Prakash Varrier, who shot into limelight after her ‘wink’ video went viral, by staying criminal proceedings against her in some states on the grounds that a song from her film allegedly hurt religious sentiments of the Muslim community.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud also extended similar relief to the director of the Malayalam movie “Oru Adaar Love”.

Besides staying the existing criminal proceedings, the Bench also restrained all state governments from registering any further FIRs against the actress and the director with regard to the promotional video.

It issued notice to the Telangana government and others on a petition from 18-year-old Varrier, who shot to fame after her ‘wink video’ went viral on Internet. Varrier, a BCom student from a college in Kerala’s Thrissur district, sought protection from an FIR lodged on complaints alleging that the lyrics of her song were “offensive”. — PTI