There are 10 accused in the 2017 case and the police have arrested seven. (file)
Kochi:
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused bail to the main accused in the 2017 actress attack case, in which actor Dileep is also an accused.
Justice PV Kunhikrishnan while refusing to grant relief to Sunil NS, also known as ‘Pulsar Suni’, said, “It is not a fit case in which the petitioner can be released on bail at this stage”. .
The court also said that according to the prosecution, the trial of the case is in the final stages and further investigation is on.
It further said that since one of the grounds mentioned in the bail application was threat to the life of the accused-petitioner, “if there is any such threat, the jail authorities shall take necessary action”.
“This is not a ground to release the petitioner on bail. Similarly, in such a serious case, in which there are specific allegations against the petitioner, it is not proper to release the petitioner on bail. It will send a wrong signal to the society. Under the circumstances, I feel that the petitioner is not entitled to bail pending the hearing. Therefore, this bail application is dismissed,” the judge said.
The actress-victim, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, was abducted and allegedly molested in her car on the night of February 17, 2017 by some people who forcefully entered the vehicle and later fled. . a busy area. They filmed the entire acting to blackmail the actress.
There are 10 accused in the 2017 case and the police have arrested seven. Dileep was later arrested and released on bail.