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**Headline: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against ‘Jolly LLB 3,’ Fines Petitioner**

**Bengaluru, September 18, 2025:** The Karnataka High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to halt the release of the film “Jolly LLB 3,” scheduled for release tomorrow. The court also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the petitioner, Syed Neelufur, a Bengaluru-based advocate.

Neelufur argued that the film’s trailer contained dialogues that were derogatory and ridiculed the judicial system. The PIL requested the Central Board for Film Certification to re-examine the film and remove the offending dialogues before allowing its release. It also sought criminal charges against the film’s producers, director, and actors under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, accusing them of defamation.

A division bench, headed by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi, rejected the petition, noting that the film is a comedy and its courtroom scenes appear to be designed to appeal to the audience’s sense of humor. The court stated that the petitioner’s perception of the humor to be derogatory should not lead to a stay on the release of the film.

The bench further criticized the PIL as an unjustified waste of judicial time and warned that failure to pay the fine would result in further legal action against the petitioner.

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