Person need not to stand when the National Anthem is played as part of the storyline of a film

On November 30 last year Supreme Court directed cinema halls across the nation to mandatorily play the National Anthem before screening of a movie and the audience must stand and show respect.
There was an ambiguity that whether this order would come in to action even when the national anthem play during the screening of movie or not, few days there was also an incident in which a mob beat a person who didn’t stand at that time.
The PIL has filed to for clarification. Today, Supreme Court today clarified that the audience need not stand when the National Anthem is played as a part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or documentary.
However, The bench, which said the issue raised by petitioners needs to be debated, has fixed the matter for further hearing on April 18.