Gujarat HC grants relief to Shah Rukh Khan owing to the criminal proceedings over 2017 Raees promotion incident | Hindi Movie News

Back in 2017, a criminal case was filed against Shah Rukh Khan, when a man died at Vadodara Railway Station during the promotion of his film ‘Raees’. Now, buzz is that the Gujarat High Court has reportedly dismissed the criminal proceedings leveled against him.

Initially, the deceased person’s relatives had filed several complaints against Shah Rukh Khan at the lower court of Vadodara. Later, a petition was filed in Gujarat High Court to quash complaints against him. Reportedly, the plea stated that no offense was made by the actor, and that the death of that person might have been due to some other reasons and moreover he was a heart patient.

According to a news portal, it was Justice Nikhil Kariel who quashed the charges and summons against Khan during the hearing.

Back in January 23, 2017, during the promotions of Raees, Shah Rukh Khan had ridden a train for the same. A huge crowd had gathered to catch a glimpse of the superstar which caused chaos. After which, the Police had to resort to lathi-charge to control the mob and one person reportedly died in the incident. Raees also starred Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in pivotal roles.