Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan gets summons for smoking at Jaipur stadium

SRK gets summons for smoking at Jaipur stadium

Already buffeted by controversies, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday found himself in fresh legal trouble as he got summons issued by a court in Rajasthan to appear before it on May 26 in a case related to his smoking in public at a stadium in Jaipur during an IPL match.
Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), had been directed by a local court in Jaipur to appear before it on May 26 after he was seen smoking at the stadium. Taking cognisance of a complaint filed by a cricket academy, the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate(ACJM) Shilpa Sameer summoned the actor. In his complaint, Anand Singh, who runs the Jaipur Cricket Academy, sought action against Khan under section 5/11 of Rajasthan Prohibition of Smoking Act, 2000, which prohibits smoking at a public place.
“Two cops from Rajasthan police department came here today (Tuesday). A policeman from our police station accompanied the Rajasthan cop to the residence (Mannat) of the actor where the summons was given,” said an officer at Bandra police station on condition of anonymity.
Since the actor was not at his residence, the summons were handed over to his personal assistants, the officer said.
According to the petitioner, Khan was seen smoking at Swai Man Singh Stadium on April 8 this year during a match between Rajasthan Royals and KKR. Singh filed the complaint on April 9 in which he claimed pictures of Khan puffing away were published in newspapers the next day.
Singh’s counsel said there is a provision of cash penalty of Rs200 for violation of the Act for the first time. Khan has also been in the news lately due to his involvement in a scuffle at Wankhede Stadium with Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials after he was not allowed to stay in the stadium after the match came to an end. This has led to an imposition of a five-year ban on the actor’s entry into the venue.