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The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Monday acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case.
The case is related to the abduction and sexual assault of a leading female actor. Actor Dileep is an. accused of conspiring and hiring a gang to execute the crime.
The court will deliver the judgment against 10 accused who remain on trial — excluding those discharged or who later turned approvers.
All the accused were charged under sections 120A (conspiracy), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 109 (abetment of offence), 366 (kidnapping or abducting a woman), 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with an intent to outrage her modesty), 354B (use of criminal force to disrobe a woman), 357 (use of criminal force to wrongfully confine a person), 376D (gang rape), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), 212 (harbouring an offender) and 34 (common intention) of IPC, and Section 66E of the Information Technology Act (capturing or transmitting images of private areas without consent) and 67A (transmitting sexually explicit material electronically).
Dileep faces an additional charge under Section 204 of the IPC (destroying evidence to prevent its production).
