Partial relief for Simbu over ‘Beep’ Song

 Concurring with the judge’s view that immediate action should be taken to stop its spread, the public prosecutor insisted that the interrogation and voice testing of Simbu was a necessity as the negative impact caused by the video was immense. Simbu’s advocate submitted that the actor was willing to submit himself to any kind of probe, but the incident does not warrant an arrest. Justice Rajendran who listened to the song in his chamber observed that the court can pass orders only after hearing both sides and hence can’t pass any interim order. 

However, he asked the public prosecutor to ask Coimbatore Police to extend his appearance date. Silambarasan has been charged with offences alleged under section 4 read with section 6 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, Section 509 of IPC and Section 67 of Information Technology Act, 2000.