The bench extended his interim relief after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appears on Siddique’s behalf, pled he was in ill health

A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma extended the interim order issued on September 30, which had granted Siddique interim protection from arrest in the case. The court also directed him to continue cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

The Supreme Court Tuesday extended for a week the interim anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, who faces alleged charges of raping an actress. A Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and SC Sharma decided to extend the interim relief after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi,

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Malayalam film actor Siddique in an alleged rape case.

The actor, through his counsel, informed the Supreme Court that the police repeatedly demanded his phone and laptop from the time of the alleged crime. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma questioned how someone could be expected to provide a phone used in 2016.

The Supreme Court has extended interim protection from arrest granted to actor Malayalam Siddique in a rape case.

The Supreme Court has extended Malayalam actor Siddique's interim anticipatory bail in a rape case. Siddique has claimed the allegations against him were fabricated.