Madras High Court denied anticipatory bail to BJP leader S Ve Shekher.

The Madras High court had refused anticipatory bail plea to the actor-turned-politician S Ve Shekher in 2018.

The Madras High court had refused anticipatory bail plea to the actor-turned-politician S Ve Shekher in 2018.The actor-politician and spokesperson of BJP had shared a derogatory message on Facebook against woman journalists and media. He later deleted the post and had tendered an apology, after journalists staged protests against him. Many had filed a complaint against him post which the cybercrime police had registered the case under various sections of IPC. The Madras High court observed that forwarding a message is equal to endorsing it and had denied the bail. However, the Chief Metropolitan court granted bail in connection with the women harassment case, and he is currently on bail for the past two years since June 2018.