A plea was filed and mentioned in the Supreme Court seeking directions to Amazon for putting a hold on the telecast and distribution of the webseries Dancing on the Grave.
The plea was filed by Murali Manohar Mishra (Swami Shraddhanand) who wanted a stay on the streaming of Prime Video’s recent documentary series named Dancing on the Grave claiming that it has adverse effects on his legal rights.
Seeking a stay on the new true crime documentary series Dancing On The Grave, Murali Manohar Mishra said that the docuseries adversely affects his legal rights.
Murali Manohar was awarded life imprisonment for murder and is currently at Central Jail in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
Promoted as the first local true-crime docu-series on Prime Video,the series has written and directed by Patrick Graham. The series comprises four-episodes which has started to stream on April 21. The series is based on the murder of Shakereh Namazi, who belonged to the erstwhile royal family of Mysore in Karnataka, in the 1990s. Murali Manohar has been convicted in the case. Namazi was buried alive.
The Advocate Varun Thakur who represented the case said that the matter is sub judice so the show prejudices the case.
The advocate also said that the series is being telecasted in 200 countries.
The CJI DY Chandrachud has asked the matter to be put before Justice KM Joseph, court 3 tomorrow.