A Mumbai court has refused to take cognizance of the meetu allegations against actress Tanushree Dutta against actor Nana Patekar. The court said that the complaint was filed after the prescribed deadline. For the first time in 2018, Tanu Shri Dutta claimed that the incident took place during the shooting of a song from the film Horn Ok Please in 2008. In his complaint filed in October 2018, Dutta accused Patekar and three others of harassment and abuse during the film shooting. Following the allegations of Tanu Sri, there was a tremendous debate in the country, followed by the #MeToo movement across the country, where women from different regions talked about their experiences with sexual harassment.

Complaint lodged after deadline

However, the judicial magistrate said in his judgment on Friday that the complaint was recorded more than 10 years after the incident, which is more than the border period according to Indian law. According to the Indian Penal Code, Section 354 (attack or criminal force with the intention of dissolving the modesty) and 509 (breach of the woman) both are subject to a three -year range period.

The court emphasized that the limit period is important to ensure quick investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses. It further said that no application was filed to clarify the delay in bringing the complaint forward. The magistrate expressed concern that allowing such a large delay without any reasonable reason would weaken the principles of equality and the true sense of law.

No proof found

As part of the investigation, the police filed a 'B-Sari' report in 2019, stating that his investigation did not find any evidence to support Dutta's claims. Police also concluded that FIR "Lie" Was. In response, Dutta filed a protest petition, urging the court to dismiss the B-Samari and continue further investigation into the allegations.

However, the court concluded that the case is outside the boundary period, and as a result, it cannot move forward. The magistrate ruled that the alleged incident can neither be decisively considered true nor a lie, because the case cannot be investigated due to legal restrictions on taking cognizance.

Big shock to Tanu Shri Dutta

This decision is a shock for Tanushree Dutta, which has been the leader of the #MeToo movement in India. This case remains an important chapter in the discussion on sexual harassment in the Indian film industry and the legal complications to such allegations. Women feel light on the challenges faced in getting justice for the incidents of harassment that occurred years before the court dismisses the case, especially when the deadline for registering the case is over.

Although the legal process has ended, the broad negotiations arising from the #MeToo movement are shaping the social outlook towards oppression and gender inequality in various industries.