Supri Advertising And Entertainment Pvt Ltd And ANR v. Central Board Of Film Certification Thr Its Chief Executive Officer

6.AS.WP.2452.2026.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2452 OF 2026 Digitally signed by VINA ARVIND KHADPE Date:

2026.02.24 18:27:52 +0530 VINA ARVIND KHADPE Supri Advertising & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

....Petitioners

Versus

Central Board of Film Certification through its Chief Executive Officer ....Respondent ---- Mr. Abhinav Chandrachud a/w. Mr. Janay Jain, Advocate Samsher Garud & Dhavani Parekh i/b Jayakar & Partner, for Petitioners. Mr. Amogh Singh a/w Mr. Rahul Arora a/w Mr. Adarsh Vyas, for Respondent.

Ms. M. Varalaxmi, Office Superintendent.

Ms. Geeta Budhwarkar, Assistant Officer present. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : 23rd FEBRUARY, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

The learned Advocate for the Union of India submits that a senior officer of the Respondent from Mumbai shall remain present on the date fixed, to personally view the short clip of the scene (alleged to be offending) after the requisite cuts, along with the learned Advocates for the Petitioners and the Respondent. 2.

The learned Advocate for the Union of India has tendered a copy of the letter dated 16.02.2026, issued by the Registrar of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Sufiyan Syed - PA

6.AS.WP.2452.2026.odt (confidential), addressed to the Senior Administrative Officer, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), directing the lodging of an FIR against the Petitioners, Directors, Producers, and Actors. A copy of the said letter is marked as 'X-1' for identification. A copy of the FIR dated 17.02.2026, bearing No. 124 of 2026, registered with the Gamdevi Police Station, is marked as 'X-2' for identification.

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Having considered the submissions of the learned Advocate, Mr. Chandrachud, on behalf of the Petitioners, we are listing this Petition on 25th February 2026, at 2:40 p.m. in chambers. Mr. Chandrachud would keep the laptop or iPad and the clip/pen drive ready.

(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Sufiyan Syed - PA