Supreme Court extends pre-arrest bail for Malayalam actor Siddique in sexual assault case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) extended the interim anticipatory bail granted to Malayalam actor Siddique in a sexual assault case.

A Bench headed by Justice Bela Trivedi scheduled the case after two weeks following a request made by senior advocate V. Giri, for Mr. Siddique, seeking more time to file a response to a Kerala police report seeking his custodial interrogation.

Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar said Mr. Siddique was unwilling to cooperate with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case. The SIT is currently investigating over 30 FIRs registered across Kerala after the Justice Hema Commission report blew the lid off the “shocking and rampant” sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry.