The court, in view of the death of his grandmother as well as non-availability of the detailed report of the FIR case, granted interim bail to Popilal.
On November 5, 2016, the accused kidnapped the 11-year-old minor and committed the sexual assault. The victim's family lodged a complaint at Lamphel Police station on November 7.
The High Court of Manipur has passed an interim order forbidding the police from interfering with a woman running a roadside tea stall in Imphal till the next hearing.