Mumbai: “Reputation and honour are no less precious to good men than bodily safety and freedom,” said city civil court judge C V Marathe on Wednesday temporarily restraining an actor and film critic from making any statements, videos, posts or reposting and republishing any defamatory content against Bollywood actor Salman Khan, his family and production company.

The actor filed an application to restrain critic, Kamaal R Khan and nine others from making defamatory posts or publications, including about his film ‘Radhe’. His counsel Pradeep Gandhy submitted that there's no restriction on commenting on a film or cast's performance, but “personal allegations against Salman Khan are baseless”.

The defendant’s counsel Manoj Gadkari “vehemently” argued that Salman Khan should as a public figure be open to criticism and that the critic “had merely expressed his opinion about ‘Radhe movie’…’’