A Division Bench of the Madras High Court stayed an order passed by a single-judge bench of Justice SM Subramaniam after Vijay'c counsel submitted that the actor is ready to pay the dues but the remarks against him should be expunged.
The Court held that under Section 29 of the POCSO Act 2012, it is for the accused to defend himself once the prosecution proved the offence and the Court had drawn its presumption.