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

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 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 anticipatory granted bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case against him based on allegations levelled by a young actor. Recently, the Supreme Court on Tuesday had extended for a week the interim anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique.

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.

An FIR was filed against Siddique in connection with the sexual assault allegations by an actress in August this year.

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,

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma said the veteran actor will have to deposit his passport and cooperate with the investigating officer in the probe.