Chennai: The Madras high court has directed the police to register a complaint, if cognisable offence is made out, against young Kollywood music composer Anirudh Ravichandar, who allegedly uploaded on YouTube a music video filled with lyrics that are obscene, immoral and degrading to women in general, and mothers in particular.
Justice C.T. Selvam gave the directive while passing an interim order on a petition from advocate S. Jebadas Pandian, who sought a direction to the commissioner of police and inspector of police, cyber cell, to register his complaint dated January 20 to take action against Anirudh.
In his order, the judge said by way of an interim order, the court directs the police to peruse the complaint and register cases if the same informs commission of cognisable offence.
The police may resort to a petition enqÂuiry, which again shall not extend beyond a period of one week.
This order was made towards effecting and ensuring compliance with the decision of the apex court in Lalita Kumari Vs Government of UP and others.
It was expected that the police would follow the dictate of the apex court in that judgment in letter and spirit and not give room for any further action at the hands of this court.
In the event of the police not being in receipt of complaint allegedly preferred before them by the petitioner, it would always be open for the police to inform such position at the next hearing date, the judge added.
S. Prabakaran, counsel for the petitioner, submitted that on seeing a video film on YouTube, the petitioner was shocked by its contents and lodged a complaint against Anirudh, after knowing that he was the creator and responsible for uploading it in various video uploading on Internet websites.
In the light of the ongoing crimes against womÂen, such obscene lyrics would have the effect of instigating the youth.
Anirudh has released the video without obtaining censor certification under the Indian CinemÂatÂograph Act. Such acts of obscenity and indecency were also violative of the provisions of the Information Technology Act and IPC, Prabakaran added.
