Actor Dileep files fresh bail plea in HC

The court deferred the bail application to September 26 for hearing.

When the matter came up, Justice Sunil Thomas asked whether there were any change of circumstances to consider the third bail plea filed before the High Court.

The court observed that the bail application can be considered "only if there are sufficient change in circumstances."

The police submitted that at present there was no change of circumstances.

The judge declined the actor's request for an early hearing on the application.

This is the fifth time the actor has filed a bail application before courts ever since his arrest on July 10.

Dismissing Dileep's bail plea yesterday, the Angamaly magistrate court had said a petitioner can apply for default bail only if the investigating agency fails to file final report within 90 days.

This was the second time the magistrate court had rejected his bail plea.

The High Court had also rejected his bail plea twice. The court had dismissed Dileep's second bail petition that came up on August 29, after considering the evidence against the actor, produced by the prosecution in a sealed cover.

Dileep has been lodged in the Aluva sub-jail after being arrested in the case.

The Angamaly court has extended Dileep's judicial remand till September 28.

Six persons, including prime accused 'Pulsar' Suni, were arrested in connection with the actress abduction case.

The police have claimed that the conspiracy to abduct and assault the actress in a moving car and film the act was hatched by Dileep.

The actress, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu films, was abducted and allegedly molested inside her car for two hours by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle on February 17 night and later escaped in a busy area.