Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Filmmaker Of Kakoos, Says Film Intends To Create Awareness On Manual Scavenging [Read Order]

On Wednesday, the Madras High Court quashed the FIR lodged against K. Divya, Director of Kakoos (Toilet), a documentary film on manual scavenging. Quashing the FIR lodged by Advocate S. Baskar Maduram, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh said, "the FIR that has been registered against the petitioner is clearly an abuse of process of law, which requires the interference of this...