Tum Se Tum Tak controversy: Bombay HC sends complainant for community service

Updated On: 13 August, 2025 04:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

The Bombay High Court, while hearing Zee TV’s plea to quash an FIR against its new show Tum Se Tum Tak, questioned the basis of the complaint, which objected to its portrayal of a romance between a 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman

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In a dramatic hearing on Tuesday, the Bombay High Court indicated that it may order a complainant to complete community service for filing a contentious First Information Report (FIR) against Zee TV`s new serial Tum Se Tum Tak which stars Sharad Kelkar and Niharika Chouksey in leading roles. The show presents a love story between a 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, which the complainant claimed caused "hurt" feelings. As reported by the Law Advice, the statement read.

Here`s what the hearing revealed

While reserving orders on Zee TV`s petition to quash the FIR, a division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad called the complaint`s premise and the complainant`s veracity into question.

The bench orally stated, "What is offensive in the serial? If we go by your idea of what is offensive, we will have to switch off the TV entirely. A 46-year-old actor falls in love with a 19-year-old girl — and that will hurt sentiments? We can understand if a show causes communal riots or tension, but here there is nothing of that sort. There is a judgment (Justice Lodha) which clearly says, if you don’t like a movie or a show, don’t watch it."

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