Actor assault case: Prosecution accuses trial court of discriminatory approach

THE prosecution has accused the trial court of adopting a partisan and discriminatory approach in evaluating evidence in the 2017 actor abduction and assault case, alleging that it applied different yardsticks when it came to accused Pulsar Suni and actor Dileep.

- P RAMDAS @ Kochi

The court had last December acquitted Dileep, the eighth accused, saying the prosecution failed to prove the charges against him beyond reasonable doubt. However, in the legal opinion it submitted to the government-accessed by this paper-seeking approval to file an appeal, the prosecution accused the court of adopting "double standards" and alleged that the evidence presented by the prosecution was appreciated in a "highly unfair, non-judicious, and partisan" manner. It said a large volume of evidence against Dileep wa