Celebrities having Criminal Records

Abstract

"A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport. From Salman Khan's hit and run case to Sanjay Dutt's possession of illegal ammunitions case, it has always been seen that celebrities in India as well as in other countries get away with crime far more easily than an ordinary person." In general no one wants to commit crime in general but situation makes, being celebrity having media attention, lot of fan following celebrities will be utmost careful in there social life as anything mischievous will attract lot of public attention. But there are many celebrities in India who has accused and even convicted of various crimes. In this project lets look into criminal backround of celebrities in detail. I. INTRODUCTION "A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport."2 From Salman Khan's hit-and-run case to Sanjay Dutt's illegal ammunition possession case, it has always been clear that actors, both in India and abroad, get away with even more crime than the common man. In general no one wants to commit crime in general but situation makes, being celebrity having media attention, lot of fan following celebrities will be utmost careful in there social life as anything mischievous will attract lot of public attention. "Article 14 uses two expressions Equality before law which implies the absence of any special privileges in favour of individuals and the subject of all classes to the ordinary law and equal protection of the law which implies Equal Treatment in Equal Circumstances" But in practicality if a common man commits a crime and a celebrity commiting the same crime whether are they treated equally? Drugs, gambling, rash or negligence acts, threatening journalists, carrying illegal guns, driving without a licence you name it, and some star has actually done it and getting away with it after paying fines or fighting laws. And when they are on trial, they are provided with advanced facilities and are treated as though they are on holiday from work. Fans all around 1 Author is a student at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), India. 2 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/celebrity 2021. International Journal of Integrated Law Review