Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Working at Bar and Restaurant, Says ‘Waiter Serving Food and Drinks in Bar Where Women Are Dancing Cannot Be Booked for Obscenity’
The court noted that Rodrigues was working as a waiter in the New Park Side Bar and Restaurant on April 14, 2016, when the Social Service Branch of the Mumbai Police conducted a raid and arrested several persons, including the petitioner.
On Thursday, September 19, the Bombay High Court stated that a waiter in a Bar and Restaurant where women are dancing obscenely cannot be booked for the offence of "obscenity" as he or she is merely performing their duty of serving food and drinks as per their employment profile. The division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale observed while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) against one Santosh Rodrigues, a resident of Malad in Mumbai. The court noted that Rodrigues was working as a waiter in the New Park Side Bar and Restaurant on April 14, 2016, when the Social Service Branch of the Mumbai Police conducted a raid and arrested several persons, including the petitioner. The FIR was lodged after noting that more than four women (Bar Girls) were found dancing in an "obscene" manner, and several customers were hurling notes at them, thereby encouraging them to make more obscene gestures. ‘Go Approach NGT Then’: Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing of PIL Seeking Ban on DJ and Beam Lights During Eid-E-Milad.
HC Quahses FIR Against Man Caught During Raid At Dance Bar
(SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter (X), Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)