Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) stayed the proceedings in reference to the FIR lodged against Malayalam movie actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes of a few of her previous motion pictures and commercials.
The interim order was handed by Justice V.G. Arun on a plea moved by the actor to quash the FIR against her.
The court docket additionally issued discover to the State of Kerala and the complainant on whose criticism a magisterial court docket had ordered lodging of the FIR.
An FIR underneath Section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital type) of the Information Technology (IT) Act and provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act was lodged against the actor.
Ms. Menon, identified for movies similar to Salt N’ Pepper, Rathinirvedam and Kalimannu, is in the fray for the president’s put up in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).
The election to the manager committee of AMMA is scheduled for August 15.
