Actress Assault Case : Kerala High Court Dismisses Survivor's Application To Quash Fact-Finding Inquiry On Memory Card

The Kerala High Court dismissed the application filed by the survivor in the 2017 actress sexual assault case involving Malayalam actor Dileep. The survivor sought to quash the fact-finding inquiry report on the unauthorized access and copying of a memory card containing videos of the assault. The court held that the application was not maintainable and that the survivor could initiate appropriate proceedings as per law. The survivor alleged that the inquiry was conducted in secrecy without her being heard and that the report and witness statements were initially denied to her. The court noted that the relief sought was substantive and arose from a fresh cause of action, making the application inadmissible. The court’s decision allows the survivor to pursue other legal avenues to address her concerns about the inquiry process.