Actor abduction: Court makes minor modifications in fees framed in opposition to accused

Express News Service
KOCHI: The Additional Special Sessions Court making an attempt the actor abduction case through which actor Dileep is an accused made minor modifications to the costs levelled in opposition to the accused. The transfer by the trial court docket got here within the wake of a prosecution plea on this regard. Mainly, the prosecution sought alterations to the 14th, fifteenth and sixteenth fees framed in opposition to the accused pertaining to IPC Section 506 (1) for felony intimidation. The court docket partially allowed the petition after listening to the prosecution.

“The event leading to charging 506 (1) of IPC was Pulsar Suni’s letter, narrating the entire offence and seeking help,  addressed to Dileep which was  sent from jail in April 2017. He handed it to one of the co-accused who gave it to the 10th accused while they met at a court in Maradu. The 10th accused visited the family home of Dileep and collected the phone number of Dileep’s driver. Earlier, while framing the charges, it was stated that 10th accused met Dileep’s brother at the family house of the actor and procured the driver’s number, which has since been deleted,” a supply stated.

However, the Criminal Intimidation cost will keep. The court docket additionally rectified round 10 errors within the written textual content which had occurred through the framing of fees earlier than the trial commenced. Additionally, the court docket will on Tuesday hear the prosecution petition searching for to cancel the bail petition of Dileep for allegedly making an attempt to affect the witnesses. 

The court docket may also take into account the petition by Dileep in opposition to analyzing approver Vipin Lal earlier than he’s despatched again to jail on the identical day. The court docket has reserved orders on the bail petitions filed by three accused together with Pulsar Suni. The trial, which had come to a halt in October final yr after then Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) A Sureshan resigned, will resume on Thursday. V N Anil Kumar has since been appointed as the brand new SPP in the case.