New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- On Thursday, the Kerala High Court ordered in favour of Malayalam film actor Shwetha Menon after an FIR was lodged against her for allegedly earning money via vulgar or obscene films. The court stayed the proceedings for now.

The interim order was passed by Justice V G Arun on a plea moved by the actor to quash the FIR against her.

The High Court has observed that there is a prima facie basis to the argument made by the actor's legal counsel, which stated that proper procedure was not followed before the complaint was referred for police investigation.

As per legal protocol, a preliminary inquiry or a police report should have been sought prior to forwarding the complaint.

The court noted, "Given the brief time sp...