Malayalam actress assault case: Prime accused Pulsar Suni released from jail

Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 20 (ANI): Sunil NS, popularly known as Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the high-profile actress assault case, has been released on Friday after spending seven and a half years behind bars.
Pulsar Suni had been charged under various sections of IPC and IT act. Offences under Sections 120 (B), 109, 342, 366, 354, 354B, 357, 376D, 201, and 212 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Sections 66 A and 66 E of the IT act were charged against Suni.
He was granted bail in connection with the assault case and two other related cases.
The Kerala High Court had dismissed the bail plea of Suni in 2023 and 2022 earlier.
In the March 2023 plea, he had contended, "There is absolutely no chance of the trial being concluded in the near future. The applicant has not moved any other court seeking the same relief and shall not move a similar application during the pendency of this application. The petitioner is not in a position to defend his case properly by consulting and discussing with his lawyer, since he is not on bail and is not being produced in court every day. The basic right of the applicant to defend his case properly itself is defeated."
The case pertains to an actress who worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She had alleged that she was abducted and molested inside her car by a group of men who had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17, 2017. There were a total of 10 accused in the case. (ANI)