Kochi: The Kerala High Court had issued an order requesting the views of the state government and prosecutors in the actress abduction case regarding the plea filed by actor Dileep to quash the FIR filed against him for conspiring to kill investigating officers in the case.
The directive was issued by Justice K Haripal while considering the plea of Dileep. In his plea filed on February 14, the actor alleged the registration of the latest case was vindictive, ill-motivated, pre-determined and mala fide. He also alleged that the investigation by officers of the Crime Branch was highly tainted, biased, partisan, meaningless and dishonest.
A week ago, Dileep and four others were granted anticipatory bail by the high court in the latest case which said there was no material to suggest that offences of criminal conspiracy or intimidation were committed by the accused.
Dileep's brother Anoop has been summoned for questioning, which will also apply to all the accused in the case, including Dileep.
The investigating officer in the actress assault case had created false unsigned statements of film director Balachandra Kumar so as to wreak vengeance on him, Dileep's plea said.
Director Balachandran Kumar, who had first leaked the purported tapes which contained Dileep's plans to assault Investigating officer, is now embroiled in a court case of his own after rape allegations were filed against him. The director has claimed that it is part of a conspiracy to silence him.
On January 9, the Crime Branch registered the latest case on a complaint filed by an investigating officer based on a purported audio-clip of Dileep, which was telecast by a TV channel in which the actor was allegedly heard conspiring to attack the official.
The actor and five others were booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 116 (abetment), 118 (concealing design to commit offence), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (criminal act done by several people).