SC sceptical about Kerala Police demand for Malayalam actor Siddique’s phone from 2016
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on November 12 voiced scepticism about the demand made by the Kerala Police to Malayalam actor Siddique to produce his phone from 2016 in connection with a probe into a sexual assault case against him.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) voiced scepticism about the demand made by the Kerala Police to Malayalam actor Siddique to produce his phone from 2016 in connection with a probe into a sexual assault case against him.
“I have some personal experience here. When I got my 2020 i-phone, I gave my 2016 i-phone,” Justice SC Sharma observed.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Ms. Siddique, asked how the police expected him to produce the phone now.
Justice Bela M. Trivedi, leading the Bench, asked if Mr. Siddique was cooperating with the special investigation t )SIT)eam.
The Kerala Police, represented by senior advocate Ranjit Kumar and advocate Nishe Rajen Shonker, said Mr. Siddique had come twice. “He is evading questions, saying they were not relevant,” Mr. Kumar submitted.
Mr. Rohatgi said his client had met the alleged survivor only once and that too in the company of her parents.
The court listed the case for the next week for detailed arguments. It extended the interim anticipatory bail granted to the actor.
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