2017 actress assault case: HC issues notice to actor Dileep

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Malayalam actor Dileep on the appeal filed by the Crime Branch of Kerala Police that sought cancellation of bail granted to him.Dileep is the eighth accused in the 2017 Actress Assault Case who is now alleged of violating bail conditions by the Kerala Crime Branch.Earlier on June 28, the trial court dismissed the plea of the prosecution seeking to cancel the bail granted to actor Dileep.The case pertains to an actress, who worked in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films, and was allegedly abducted and molested inside her car by a group of men who had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17, 2017.On October 28, Principal Sessions Court in Ernakulam rejected the discharge petitions of Dileep and his friend Sarath from the offense of destroying the evidence in the investigation report of the 2017 Actress Assault Case.The court made it clear that the new charge of destroying evidence against Dileep and Sarath will remain and directed both to appear in court on the 31st of this month (October). The further trial of the case will resume on November 10.The crime branch has imposed the offense of destroying the evidence against Dileep and Sarath earlier. The court rejected the argument of both of them that there were no new findings in the investigation conducted on the basis of witness Balachandra Kumar’s revelations.