Mumbai, May 1 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed a 2010 FIR registered against actor Shekhar Suman and comedian Bharti Singh over alleged objectionable remarks made during a television comedy programme aired on Sony Entertainment Television (SET).

The FIR, registered at Pydhonie Police Station, stemmed from a complaint alleging that expressions such as "Ya Allah! Rasgulla! Dahi Bhalla!" used in an episode of 'Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo' had hurt religious sentiments. The complaint had invoked Section 295-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

In its order pronounced on April 29, the High Court held that the comedy show was a "family entertainment programme" and the expressions used were part of a scripted humorous act, wit...