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The Supreme Court on April 17 dismissed the bail application of a person who’s the prime accused in the sexual assault case of a Malayalam actress in a transferring automobile in 2017.
A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi refused to intervene in the bail plea filed by Sunil N.S., represented by advocates Sana Raees Khan, Sriram Parakkat and M.S. Vishnu Shankar, who argued that the petitioner has been behind bars for over 5 years since his arrest.
The petitioner submitted that he shouldn’t be subjected to a course of which was in itself a punishment.
“There are many witnesses to be examined. The trial is taking various twists and turns due to incidents in which the petitioner has no role,” Mr. Parakkat argued.
He mentioned one of the accused, actor Dileep, was a celeb. The trial continues to be extended.
The Kerala High Court had refused him bail in March.
