Kerala: Supreme Court extends interim bail of actor Siddique in sexual assault case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of actor Siddique's anticipatory bail plea in a sexual assault case for two weeks as per the request of Siddique's lawyer, Mukul Rohatgi, who cited health issues as the reason. Rohatgi argued that he was not feeling well and sought an additional day to present his case. During the hearing, Rohatgi mentioned that even a phone from 2016 was being demanded by the police. Justice B. M. Trivedi, leading the two-judge bench, repeated the question of why it had taken eight years to file the complaint. Kerala's government lawyer, Ranjith Kumar, claimed that Siddique was not cooperating with the investigation, failing to provide evidence, and had deactivated his Facebook account. The court directed Siddique to submit a counter-affidavit to oppose the government's report. Siddique's interim bail will remain in effect until the case is further considered.