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Madras High Court Quashes Goondas Act Order in CM Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan' Leak Case
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News18•23-09-2026, 13:32
Madras High Court Quashes Goondas Act Order in CM Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan' Leak Case
- •The Madras High Court has quashed the order to jail Umashankar, arrested in the case of publishing CM Vijay's film 'Jana Nayagan' online, under the Goondas Act.
- •Chief Minister Vijay's film 'Jana Nayagan' was leaked online while still under review by the Censor Board's committee.
- •Police registered a case based on a complaint filed by the film's production company, KVN Productions.
- •Umashankar, a freelance editor from Tiruverkot, was arrested and ordered to be jailed under the Goondas Act by the city's Police Commissioner on July 30.
- •Umashankar's sister, Renuka Devi, filed a petition arguing that the Police Commissioner mechanically ordered custody without considering he works as a clothing store manager, not a film editor.
- •A bench of Justices N. Satishkumar and K. Rajasekhar quashed the order to jail Umashankar under the Goondas Act after hearing the case.
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The Madras High Court quashed the order to jail Umashankar under the Goondas Act after his sister filed a petition against his detention.
Umashankar was arrested after a case was registered by the police based on a complaint from KVN Productions alleging the online publication and leak of the film Jana Nayagan while it was under Censor Board review.
Umashankar's sister, Renuka Devi, stated in her petition that the Police Commissioner had mechanically ordered his custody without considering that he actually works as a manager in a clothing store rather than as a film editor.
