Actress Assault Case: Prime Accused Pulsar Suni once again moves Kerala High Court for bail

Sunil NS, also known as Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case in which Malayalam cine actor Dileep is also an accused, has once again approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail. [Sunil NS v State of Kerala]..The last time Suni had moved the Kerala High Court for bail was in March of last year. After the High Court refused to grant him bail, he moved the Supreme Court. In July, the top court too declined to grant him bail and on noting the statement of the survivor, it saw no reason to interfere with the Kerala High Court order refusing bail.However, the top court said that if the trial is not concluded within a reasonable time, Suni may renew his bail application before the High Court.In line with that order, the present bail plea has been filed by him. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan will hear the fresh bail application on Feb 13.Justice Kunhikrishnan is the same judge who had had declined to grant him bail in 2022 holding that the grounds on which he sought bail were already considered in detail by the High Court when he had previously applied for bail and that there had been no change in circumstances since then..Suni has been in judicial custody for almost six years in connection with the infamous 2017 actress assault case when a prominent female actor was abducted, driven around in a car, photographed and sexually assaulted, allegedly at actor Dileep’s behest.Sunil NS, also known by his moniker Pulsar Suni, is the first accused in the case. The offences charged against the accused persons are under sections 120(b), 109, 342, 366, 354, 354(b), 357, 376(d), 201, 212 with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 66E and 66A of the Information Technology Act (IT Act).Suni had allegedly revealed to investigators that prominent figures from the Malayalam Film Industry, including Dileep, were not only involved in the crime but were also the masterminds behind it. The case trial is currently underway at the Principal Sessions Court at Ernakulam..In the present bail plea, Suni highlighted that he has displayed good behaviour while in jail and his continued incarceration has made it very difficult for him to confer with and give proper instructions to his legal counsel. It was also pointed out that the prosecution has filed a further report in the case citing 125 additional witnesses and only a few have been examined to date. "There is absolutely no chance of the trial being concluded in the near future," the bail application stated. .Advocate VV Pratheeksh Kurup is representing Suni.The respondent is represented by advocates P Narayanan and Sajju S..[Read Order]