New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash a criminal case registered against him over allegations that he mocked a sacred ritual while mimicking a character from the film Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1.

The legal move marks the latest development in a controversy that has drawn attention to the intersection of cinema, cultural sensitivity and freedom of expression.

The petition was filed in Bengaluru after an FIR was registered earlier this year at the High Grounds Police Station. The complaint alleged that Singh's gestures and remarks during a public event insulted religious sentiments associated with the Chavundi Daiva tradition of coastal Karnataka.

The case has been ...