Lord Vishnu Controversy: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Dhoni 

6 Sep, 2016 11:27 IST|Sakshi
Indian skipper MS Dhoni

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a criminal case against Indian skipper MS Dhoni, who was depicted as Lord Vishnu on the cover of a business magazine.

The bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Prafulla C. Pant quashed the criminal case against Dhoni, holding that the procedure contemplated for initiating such a criminal case was not complied with.

The cover page in question had a photo of Dhoni portrayed as Lord Vishnu with multiple hands, each holding the products that were being endorsed by him

It may recalled that Dhoni had approached the Supreme Court as the Karnataka High Court refused to quash the case.

Petitioner Jayakumar Hiremath had filed the criminal complaint alleging that depiction of Dhoni as Lord Vishnu in commercial context has hurt the sentiments of the people as it was trivializing the revered god of Hindus.

The cover page in question had a photo of Dhoni portrayed as Lord Vishnu with multiple hands, each holding the products that were being endorsed by him.

The apex court by its August 24, 2015, order had stayed proceedings in criminal complaint before a Bengaluru court and the notice was issued on October 12, 2015.


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