The summons came after a district court in another state issued arrest warrants for Gere and Indian actress Shilpa Shetty, whom he kissed enthusiastically at an HIV/ AIDS awareness show this month in New Delhi.
The incident triggered a public storm in India, known for its chaste public behaviour despite Bollywood's sexually suggestive song-and-dance routines.
Radical Hindus burned effigies of the 57-year-old Gere in India's entertainment hub Mumbai and organised street rallies in several cities.
The 31-year-old Shetty -- winner of Britain's Celebrity Big Brother reality show this year -- appealed for calm after the kissing incident.
Gere later offered a "sincere apology" for any offence he caused.
"What is most important to me is that my intentions as an HIV/AIDS advocate be made clear and my friends in India understand it has never been nor could it ever be, my intention to offend you," he said in a statement.
"If that has happened, of course it is easy for me to offer a sincere apology," Gere said. In both cases the celebrities are accused of indulging in "obscene acts" which carries a penalty of three months imprisonment, a fine or both. | 
