C S Karnan, former judge of the Madras and Calcutta High Courts, was arrested here on Wednesday following a complaint against him for making vulgar comments against women and remarks against judges, police said.
The arrest comes after a video clip surfaced recently in social media, in which, Karnan, allegedly made objectionable remarks against judges and their wives.
He was arrested by the Central Crime Branch personnel from his suburban residence, a police official said.
Several sections of the IPC, including those related to insulting the modesty of a woman, intentional insult to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding, using obscene words, criminal conspiracy and intimidation, have been invoked against the former judge.
The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act has been invoked against him. He has been slapped with 67A of the Information Technology Act for transmission of explicit obscene material.
A woman advocate lodged a complaint against him and following investigation, he has been arrested, the official said.