Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Prosecution Challenges Dileep Acquittal in 2017 Case
In a case from 2017, a court decided that a famous actor named Dileep and three other people were not guilty of assaulting an actress.
However, six other people, including the main accused, Pulsar Suni, were found guilty and given 20 years in prison.
The people who work for the prosecution (the side that tries to prove the accused are guilty) think the court made a mistake.
They say the court did not look at the evidence fairly and that the decision to let Dileep and the others go free is not right.
They also think the punishment given to the six guilty people is too short.
The prosecution is planning to ask a higher court to look at the case again to see if the decision was correct.
The prosecution has challenged the acquittal of Malayalam film star Dileep and three others in the 2017 actor assault case, calling it unsustainable.
The trial court was criticized for applying double standards in evaluating evidence and for ignoring or discarding valuable pieces of evidence without valid reasons.
The prosecution plans to file an appeal in the Kerala High Court, with the state government already giving its nod.
The six convicted individuals, including prime accused Pulsar Suni, were sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment, which the prosecution believes is less than the maximum punishment of life imprisonment.
The judgment, which is 1,709 pages long, was criticized for being unnecessarily lengthy and difficult to understand, with discussions on irrelevant matters.
- Who
- Malayalam film star Dileep and three others were acquitted, while six others, including Pulsar Suni, were convicted.
- What
- The prosecution has challenged the acquittal of Dileep and others, calling it unsustainable.
- When
- The trial court's judgment was delivered last month, and the appeal is to be filed soon.
- Where
- The case is being heard in the Ernakulam District Principal Sessions Court, with an appeal to be filed in the Kerala High Court.
- Why
- The prosecution believes the trial court applied double standards and unfairly evaluated evidence, leading to an unsustainable acquittal.
- Case Year
- 2017
- Acquitted Individuals
- Dileep, three others
- Convicted Individuals
- Six, including Pulsar Suni
- Sentence Given
- 20 years of imprisonment
- Maximum Punishment
- Life imprisonment
- Judgment Length
- 1,709 pages
- Appeal Court
- Kerala High Court
Sources
Actor assault case: Prosecution calls Dileep acquittal unsustainable, appeal to be filed soon
Actress assault case: Director General of Prosecution, Special Public Prosecutor make serious remarks against trial court judge
