Actor Shilpa Shetty has been granted relief by a court in the obscenity case filed against the actor in 2007. The case was filed after Hollywood actor Richard Gere kissed her at an event held in Rajasthan. According to media reports quoting Metropolitan Magistrate Ketaki Chavan, Shilpa had clarified her position on the incident shortly after the incident. 

Upon verification of documents presented, and the police report which was filed, the Magistrate was satisfied that the charges against Shilpa were groundless. Hence they decided to let her off, and she has been discharged from the offences. 

Three cases had been filed against Shilpa after the incident. One in Ghaziabad and two in Rajasthan, and all of them on charges of obscenity. The actor’s plea to transfer the cases to Mumbai was allowed by the Supreme Court in 2017. She also filed for discharge under two sections — Section 239 (discharge after considering police report and documents) and Section 245 (discharge after considering evidence) — of the Code of Criminal Procedure through Advocate Madhukar Dalvi. 

On the work front, Shilpa will next be seen in Sabbir Khan's Nikamma co-starring Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia in lead roles. She was last seen in Hungama 2 with Paresh Rawal, Meezaan and Pranitha Subhash in lead roles.