Crucial for Dileep; Judgment today on anticipatory bail in conspiracy case
Kochi: The High Court will give its verdict on the anticipatory bail application
of Dileep and his co-accused in the case of conspiracy to endanger the
investigating officers in the case of attacking the actress at 10.15 am today.
Besides Dileep, Justice P Gopinath today moved the anticipatory bail
applications of brother Anoop, sister's husband TN Suraj, cousin Appu, friend
Baiju Chengamanadu and Sarath The probe team has decided to arrest the accused,
including Dileep, if their anticipatory bail application is rejected. However,
the accused are hoping to get at least conditional bail. If anticipatory bail is
granted, the prosecution will retaliate. Meanwhile, another bench of the Kerala
High Court will hear a petition filed by Dileep seeking cancellation of further
probe into the attack on the actress. Arguments were completed Friday in the
anticipatory bail application. Dileep and others had applied for anticipatory
bail on October 10 in a case registered by the crime branch following the
statement of Dileep's former friend and director Balachandra Kumar. The court
stayed the arrest and directed Dileep and others to appear for questioning for
three days. And information obtained during interrogation The prosecution was
also directed to submit the documents to the court in a sealed envelope.
According to Balachandra Kumar, Dileep and his accomplices conspired to endanger
Cambranch DySP Baiju Paulus, the investigating officer, and DYSP KS Sudarshan,
who was part of the team that arrested Dileep in the case. Balachandrakumar also
handed over the recorded audio recording of the conversations. After realizing
that he was failing in the case of attacking the actress, the prosecution said
that the case was fabricated and that Balachandra Kumar was a false witness and
that the case was fabricated by CI Baiju Paul, Balachandra Kumar and other
officials from the ADGP to jail Dileep Defendant argued. The prosecution
responded to all these arguments. The prosecution has stated that there is no
doubt in Balachandra Kumar's credibility as a witness and that Balachandra Kumar
has produced audio clips validating his statements. Defendant denied that the
case was a conspiracy by Baiju Paulus, arguing that Baiju Paulus was the only
complainant in the case and that he was not on the investigation team. The court
observed that there was public criticism that the petition was endless and that
the case should be decided as soon as possible. Director General of Prosecution
TA Shaji is arguing for the prosecution
