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The Bengali actor had, within the wake of the Ok. Hema Committee report on the issues confronted by girls within the Malayalam movie business, alleged that he had held her hand in an inappropriate method and tried to the touch her with sexual intent, when she visited his residence right here in 2009 to debate a film.
Chargesheet in 2024
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the case in opposition to Mr. Ranjith had filed a chargesheet on this connection in November 2024.
On Monday, a Bench of Justice C. Pratheep Kumar quashed the proceedings on this regard that had been pending earlier than the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. Observing that the Justice of the Peace court docket mustn’t have taken cognisance after 15 years, the High Court mentioned that the utmost punishment for the offence was two years, whereas the interval of limitation (to file the case) was three years from the date of prevalence of the alleged offence.
The FIR in opposition to the director was registered in August 2024, alleging that he tried to outrage the actor’s modesty in 2009.
Published – October 27, 2025 07:40 pm IST
