<p class="title">A Pune court has issued summonses to actor Akshaye Khanna and two producers of upcoming Bollywood movie "Section 375", directing them to appear before it on September 9 on a petition filed by a lawyer seeking the stay on its release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Referring to the teaser of the movie released recently, petitioner Wajed Khan contended that it will create a "wrong impression" among rape survivors and they will not approach police to register a case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also claimed that a scene from the teaser has portrayed the legal profession in a bad light and "maligned" the image of lawyers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Civil judge R H Nathani on Monday issued suit summons to Khanna, producers Kumar Mangal Pathak and Abhishek Mangal Pathak and asked them to appear before it on September 9.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In one of the scenes, a male police officer is seen taking the statement of a rape survivor in open in a police station and in court also, the rape victim is seen giving answers to vulgar questions of a lawyer," the petition said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Khan stated that such scenes from the teaser will create a wrong impression among rape survivors and they will not approach the police to register a case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"A scene from the teaser also portrayed the legal profession in a bad light and maligned the image of lawyers," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner requested the court to stay the release of the film, which is slated to hit the screens on September 13.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After admitting my petition, the court summoned the actor and two producers, and asked them to appear before it on September 9," he said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Section 375", starring Khanna and Richa Chadda, is an upcoming courtroom drama based on Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IPC section defines rape as "sexual intercourse with a woman against her will, without her consent, by coercion, misrepresentation or fraud or at a time when she has been intoxicated or duped, or is of unsound mental health and in any case if she is under 16 years of age." </p>
<p class="title">A Pune court has issued summonses to actor Akshaye Khanna and two producers of upcoming Bollywood movie "Section 375", directing them to appear before it on September 9 on a petition filed by a lawyer seeking the stay on its release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Referring to the teaser of the movie released recently, petitioner Wajed Khan contended that it will create a "wrong impression" among rape survivors and they will not approach police to register a case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also claimed that a scene from the teaser has portrayed the legal profession in a bad light and "maligned" the image of lawyers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Civil judge R H Nathani on Monday issued suit summons to Khanna, producers Kumar Mangal Pathak and Abhishek Mangal Pathak and asked them to appear before it on September 9.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In one of the scenes, a male police officer is seen taking the statement of a rape survivor in open in a police station and in court also, the rape victim is seen giving answers to vulgar questions of a lawyer," the petition said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Khan stated that such scenes from the teaser will create a wrong impression among rape survivors and they will not approach the police to register a case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"A scene from the teaser also portrayed the legal profession in a bad light and maligned the image of lawyers," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner requested the court to stay the release of the film, which is slated to hit the screens on September 13.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After admitting my petition, the court summoned the actor and two producers, and asked them to appear before it on September 9," he said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Section 375", starring Khanna and Richa Chadda, is an upcoming courtroom drama based on Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IPC section defines rape as "sexual intercourse with a woman against her will, without her consent, by coercion, misrepresentation or fraud or at a time when she has been intoxicated or duped, or is of unsound mental health and in any case if she is under 16 years of age." </p>