Here is some reprieval for the leggy-lass. A local court on Thursday exonerated actress Sonali
Bendre from charges of hurting the religious feelings of the majority community by wearing a dress
that had words 'Om' written on it.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate BA Shelar of Esplanade court exonerated Bendre of the
charges after her counsel Shrikant Bhat told the court that the dress was worn without any deliberate
or malicious intent to hurt the feelings of the community.
He said the dress was just a part of the fashion that was prevalent at that time. Bendre had been
booked under Section 295 (a) IPC for appearing on a magazine cover dated March, 1998 dressed in
the kurta that had 'Om' signs on it.
Friday, August 13, 2004 13:50 IST
