Malayalam actor Siddiqui, accused in the rape case, was missing for the last one week. When Kerala Police was searching for him everywhere to arrest him, he was busy playing hide and seek game even after switching off his mobile phone. Interestingly, while the police had declared him 'absconding', he suddenly appeared in front of the world after getting anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court. 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 sat in his car smiling. The High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Siddiqui. After this, on Monday, the Supreme Court gave him relief and granted him anticipatory bail in the rape case. On Tuesday, when Siddiqui came out of the lawyer's office, the media surrounded him and tried to get his comments, but he remained silent and kept smiling while sitting in the car with his son.
Supreme Court issued notice to the police and the victim
Giving relief to actor Siddiqui, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma has issued a notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case and sought a reply within two weeks.
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What did SC say while granting anticipatory bail to Siddiqui?
“Meanwhile, it is directed that in the event of the arrest of the petitioner in connection with crime no. According to a report by news agency PTI, the bench said, under FIR No. 1192/2024 of the Museum Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, he will be liable for any 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 Siddiqui went missing, the Kerala Police had issued a lookout notice with his photograph, which was printed 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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After the Justice Hema Committee report, a woman has accused the actor of rape. Due to this, Siddiqui 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'.
