The bench also asked why she had ‘the courage to post on Facebook [about her allegations] but not go to police station’.

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.

Mollywood actor Siddique has been granted anticipatory bail on Tuesday by the Supreme Court in a rape case.  A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma said the veteran actor will ha

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in the rape case lodged against him [Siddique v State of Kerala and anr]. A B

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.

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.

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.

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 said the veteran actor will have to deposit his passport and cooperate with the investigating officer in the probe.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to prominent Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case registered against him based on charges by an actress.