Amazon Prime Video's Aparna Purohit gets anticipatory bail in 'Tandav' case

The SC bench noted that Purohit has been cooperating with the investigation

by exchange4media Staff
Published: Dec 13, 2022 10:26 AM | 1 min read

The Supreme Court has reportedly granted anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video's India Head Aparna Purohit who was named in the FIRs lodged over the web series 'Tandav.'

Purohit was granted relief by justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh who noted that she has been cooperating in the investigations, say news reports. The lawyers appearing for the petitioner, Mukul Rohatgi and Sidharth Luthra, confirmed the same.

The bench stated that Purohit will be released on bail by the arrest officer on terms and conditions that will be fixed by the trial court.

Amazon Prime's web series 'Tandav' released in January 2021 has been embroiled in controversy when it was accused of having Hinduphobic themes. Numerous complaints and FIRs followed, which required the intervention of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Despite apology by the makers and redacting of the offensive parts from the series, multiple FIRs were filed against the actors, producers, directors and the India head of the platform Purohit.

Earlier, the SC had declined to grant interim protection from any coercive action to Purohit, Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of the web series; Himanshu Mehra, the writer and actors Gaurav Solanki and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.