Earlier, a non-bailable warrant had been against M S Dhoni for posing as Lord Vishnu in magazine.
Earlier, a non-bailable warrant had been against M S Dhoni for posing as Lord Vishnu in magazine.
Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings against Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was depicted as Hindu God Lord Vishnu in the cover of a magazine.
A court in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district had issued a non-bailable warrant against Dhoni for the depiction on the cover of a magazine. While the Karnataka High Court refused to quash the case, Dhoni approached the Supreme Court.
The apex court had stayed the criminal proceedings in September 2014, and also issued a notice against Jayakumar Hiremath, who had filed the case against Dhoni.
The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has just had an unsuccessful T20 campaign in the United States, where India lost a two-match T20 International series 1-0 to West Indies.
(This article first appeared in Deccan Chronicle)
