The Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case, subject to conditions, amid controversy over delayed FIR and ongoing investigation.

The Supreme Court has granted Malayalam actor Siddique anticipatory bail in a rape case that emerged amid a spate of sexual assault charges by former actresses in the southern film industry.

Supreme Court orders bail for actor Siddique in sexual abuse case, citing delayed complaint and lack of evidence.

The top court also took note of the fact that the complaint in the case was filed in August, eight years after the alleged incident took place in 2016.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, who was accused of raping an actress. The decision by the apex court comes days after the Kerala High Court, on September 24,

The Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a 2016 sexual assault case, directing him to surrender his passport and cooperate with the investigation.

Siddique, who was booked for offences under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), had claimed in his plea that complainant woman had subjected him to a "prolonged campaign of harassment and false accusations since 2019.

Siddique granted relief on the condition that he deposit the passport before the trial court. Varsha Agarwal Updated : Nov 19, 2024, 12:07 PM IST The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique,

The Supreme Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, accused of rape in a 2016 case. The court questioned the eight-ye

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma ruled that the veteran actor would need to deposit his passport and cooperate with the investigating officer in the ongoing probe.