Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 Kerala actress assault case in which Malayalam cine actor Dileep is also an accused, moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking bail.
The January 2022 issue comes days after Dileep's former friend, director Balachandra Kumar, levelled serious allegations against him in the actor assault case.
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the deadline for conclusion of the trial against Malayalam actor Dileep in connection with a sexual assault case against an actress
Justice Ziyad Rahman AA also orally directed the petitioner's counsel to add the accused in the crime to the party array as the outcome of the instant petition may affect their right to a fair and speedy trial as well.
While the matter was listed before Justice Kauser Edappagath today, the judge recused himself and ordered the case to be listed before a different bench on Wednesday.