Actor Siddique granted temporary bail by Supreme Court in a rape case, but faces potential arrest if bail is rejected later. State has 2 weeks to respond.

Supreme Court grants Malayalam actor Siddique two-week protection from arrest in sexual assault case, amid controversy in film industry.

A two-judge Bench issued notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case during the hearing of a plea by Siddique. The apex court also asked about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor.

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notices to the Kerala government and the victim in the case and sought their replies within two weeks.

The Supreme Court granted actor Siddique interim protection from arrest in a rape case, subject to trial court conditions, following revelations by the Hema Commission report.

Actor Siddique, who has been accused of raping an actress in 2016, had challenged a September 24 Kerala High Court order dismissing his bail plea.

The Kerala High Court had denied Siddique anticipatory bail saying that the available evidence suggested his involvement in the matter.

Former Malayalam actor Minu Muneer accused seven men, including Jayasurya, of abuse, leading to an FIR. She shared her ordeal in a Facebook post.