Overview
- Justice C. Pratheep Kumar granted the prosecutor time to obtain instructions and posted Vedan’s modification plea for hearing next week.
- The contested pre-arrest bail terms require weekly Sunday appearance before the investigating officer and bar travel outside Kerala without court permission.
- Vedan argues the restrictions impede his livelihood and filed a schedule of overseas shows in Colombo, Dubai, Qatar, France and Germany through December.
- The complainant’s petition challenging a notice to appear before Ernakulam Central Police was closed after the SHO withdrew the notice, citing concerns over privacy and media exposure.
- The case stems from a December 2022 FIR alleging sexual harassment under IPC Sections 294(b), 354 and 354A(1)(i), and the High Court recently granted him anticipatory bail in a separate rape-on-false-promise case.