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The Kerala High Court on May 17 stayed for a month the proceedings in the fraud and forgery case pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-VIII, Ernakulam against actor-cum-producer Soubin Shahir, producer Shawn Antony and Soubin’s father Babu Shahir. Put it on. Regarding the controversy over the production of the hit Malayalam film sweet boy,

The stay order came on a petition filed by Babu Shahir, seeking quashing of the criminal case against him and other partners of his production company that produced the film. The case was registered by the Maradu police based on the complaint of Siraj Valiyathara Hameed, who claimed to have invested money in the production of the film. He alleged in the complaint that the petitioner and others had refused to pay him profits as per the terms of the investment agreement entered into with the company.

When the petition seeking quashing of the case filed by Babu Shahir came up for hearing, senior lawyer P. Vijaybhanu, appearing for the petitioner, said that the dispute was civil in nature. A complaint was filed with the police to pressurize the petitioners to settle the civil dispute. The Supreme Court has on several occasions condemned attempts to settle civil disputes through criminal proceedings. Moreover, the complainant had already initiated arbitration proceedings.

A case has been registered against him under sections 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), 34 (common intention), 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust), 420 (fraud and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 468 (forgery for cheating). A case was registered under. Indian Penal Code (IPC).