Udhayanidhi Stalin received station bail from the Madras High Court following his arrest by Thanjavur police. The court's decision came after the Advocate General informed them that judicial custody was not intended. His anticipatory bail petition was dismissed. The arrest was based on an FIR filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to a controversial speech made during a protest in Thanjavur

Udhayanidhi Stalin received station bail from the Madras High Court following his arrest by Thanjavur police. The court's decision came after the Advocate General informed them that judicial custody was not intended. His anticipatory bail petition was dismissed. The arrest was based on an FIR filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to a controversial speech made during a protest in Thanjavur

Udhayanidhi Stalin received station bail from the Madras High Court following his arrest by Thanjavur police. The court's decision came after the Advocate General informed them that judicial custody was not intended. His anticipatory bail petition was dismissed. The arrest was based on an FIR filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to a controversial speech made during a protest in Thanjavur

In the wake of protests across Tamil Nadu and amid the huge backlash from its  alliance partners, the C. Joseph Vijay-led DMK government submitted before the Madras High Court that the Thanjavur police “do not intend to remand him in judicial custody,” following which the Madras High Court directed the police to release Udhayanidhi Stalin on station bail after questioning.

Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan of the Madras High Court, after hearing the arguments by the opposition DMK and the Advocate General (AG) Vijay Narayan representing the government, dismissed the anticipatory bail plea. The AG informed the court that the Thanjavur police do not intend to remand Udhayanidhi in judicial custody. The AG informed the court that though Udhayanidhi has been arrested by the Thanjavur police, he would be let out on station bail after being questioned.

Udhayanidhi was picked up from his Neelankarai residence on Tuesday morning for an objectionable remark that he had made during a protest rally speech in Thanjavur against the CM and an actress.

After recording the submission made by the AG in the court hall, Justice Ilanthiraiyan disposed of the anticipatory bail petition filed by Udhayanidhi with a direction to the police to release him on station bail by the end of the day. The court also directed the Leader of Opposition (LoP) to cooperate with the investigation and appear for inquiry whenever he is summoned.

The Thanjavur Town East police had registered an FIR under six sections of the BNS based on a complaint lodged by the ruling DMK women’s wing office bearer Bairavi Sankar. The complaint was filed in connection with a “derogatory speech” during a protest rally in Thanjavur on Monday. Udhayanidhi was arrested from his residence in Chennai based on the FIR despite huge resistance from the DMK. DMK cadres and office bearers came out to the streets across the state, protesting against Udhayanidhi’s arrest.

However, in her complaint, Bairavi has said that Udhayanidhi had made “a highly derogatory and lewd remark in reference to Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and a film actor.” Based on this complaint, the police had registered an FIR for offences under Sections 61 (criminal conspiracy), 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 196 (promoting enmity between different groups), 296b (uttering obscene words in a public place), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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