Kerala HC refuses to cancel Dileep’s bail in actress assault case
Hindustan TimesThe Kerala high court on Wednesday turned down a plea by the crime branch seeking cancellation of the bail granted to actor Dileep in connection with the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case. Dileep was named as the eighth accused in the case Dileep was named as the eighth accused in the case.The prosecution had moved the high court after its plea for revoking bail to the actor was dismissed by the Ernakulam additional sessions court. The bench of justice Sophy Thomas, citing the fact that the trial in the case is nearing completion, observed that if the bail of the accused is cancelled, it may lead to further litigations and complications resulting in the case dragging on unnecessarily. Actor Dileep, who the police allege held a personal grudge against the actress and ordered her assault, has been charged with criminal conspiracy among other offences.