Actor Hansika Motwani seeks quashing of FIR by sister-in-law

(News Agency)-Actor Hansika Motwani has approached the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of an FIR registered by her sister-in-law, Muskan Nancy James, against her and her mother. The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued a notice as a bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and SM Modak heard Motwani's plea, filed on March 24.
James, who is a television actor, married Prashant Motwani, Hansika's brother, in 2020, and has reportedly been living separately from him since 2022. In her complaint, she accused Prashant Motwani of domestic violence, which she claims led to her developing Bell’s Palsy, a condition causing partial facial paralysis. She also alleged that Hansika and her mother interfered in her marriage, contributing to its breakdown.
The FIR alleged that Hansika demanded expensive watches, exotic fruits, and dry fruits as gifts during the Roka and wedding ceremonies. It also claimed that James was pressured to sell her flat and pay Rs 20 lakh for a wedding venue in Udaipur.
ames filed the FIR under sections 498-A (cruelty against a woman), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
Motwani, in her plea, denied all allegations and stated that the discord between her brother and James had been ongoing since 2021 and was resolved in 2022 through mutual divorce discussions.
She further alleged that James shared details of the FIR with the media and "tried to defame" her and her mother, who also manages her work. She also pointed out that she got married in 2022, the same year her brother and James separated, and now lives with her husband.Motwani had been granted pre-arrest bail by the Mumbai Sessions Court.