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.

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.

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.

Siddique resigned from his post as general-secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists following the allegations

The Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to actor Siddique in a rape case, directing him to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. The court's decision follows a plea challenging the denial of anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court.

The state government, which formed the justice Hema panel in 2019, vehemently opposed any relief to the popular actor.

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.

Actor Siddique has received interim relief from arrest for two weeks until the next hearing from the Supreme Court. He faces charges under rape and criminal intimidation after a woman actor accused him of sexual assault.

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

In a major relief for Malayalam actor Siddique, the Supreme Court today (September 30) granted interim protection from arrest to the veteran actor in connection with the rape case filed against him.