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Malayalam actor Siddiqui, accused in the <a href="https://time.news/there-is-no-onus-on-the-accused-to-prove-his-innocence-in-a-rape-case-supreme-court-supreme-court-rape-case-no-onus-on-the-accused-to-prove-his-innocence-2024-04-09-073148/" title="There is no onus on the accused to prove his innocence in a rape case: Supreme Court – supreme court rape case no onus on the accused to prove his innocence
– 2024-04-09 07:31:48″>rape case, was missing for the last one week. While the Kerala Police was searching for him everywhere to arrest him, he was busy playing a game of hide and seek even after switching off his mobile phone. It is interesting that while the police had declared him ‘absconding’, after getting anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court, he suddenly appeared in front of the world. On Tuesday, he was seen outside the office of lawyer B Raman Pillai & Associates in Ernakulam North. During this, he did not say anything, but smiled and boarded his car. The High Court had rejected Siddiqui’s anticipatory bail plea. After this, on Monday, the Supreme Court gave him relief and granted him anticipatory bail in the rape case. When Siddiqui came out of the lawyer’s office on Tuesday, the media surrounded him and tried to get his comment, but he remained silent and kept smiling while sitting in the car with his son.
Supreme Court issued notice to police and victim
The bench of Supreme Court Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma, giving relief to actor Siddiqui, has issued a notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case, seeking a reply within two weeks.
What did SC say while granting anticipatory bail to Siddiqui?
According to news agency PTI report, the bench said, ‘In the meantime, it is directed that in the event of the arrest of the petitioner in connection with crime number 1192/2024 of the Museum Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, he shall be liable to the further punishment imposed by the trial court. Will be released on bail subject to conditions and will be asked to join the investigation and appear before the investigating officer by the next date of hearing.
Kerala Police had issued a lookout notice against Siddiqui
After Siddique’s disappearance, Kerala Police had issued a lookout notice with his photograph, which appeared in various newspapers. The notice said he is facing charges under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the Museum police station case in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Following the Justice Hema Committee report, a woman has made rape allegations against the actor. Due to this, Siddique had to resign from the post of General Secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA). Soon after, the victim lodged a formal complaint with the police. However, Siddiqui has denied the allegations and termed it a ‘criminal conspiracy’.