Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Saturday pleaded guilty through his lawyers to the charges of smoking publicly at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium during an Indian Premier League match last month and sought exemption from appearing personally before a court, a lawyer said.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cKhan\u2019s 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\u2019s personal appearance before the court,\u201d said lawyer Nem Singh Rathore, who filed the complaint on behalf of Jaipur Cricket Academy director Anand Singh Rathore.<\/p>\n
Shah Rukh\u2019s lawyers said it was a petty offence and their client was ready to pay the fine imposed under the law.
\nNem Singh Rathore added that he objected to exempting Shah Rukh from personal appearance before the court. \u201cThe court will hear further arguments June 21,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The lawyer said that spectators were being allowed into the stadium only after frisking.
\nThe court has fixed June 21 for next hearing in the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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