Actor assault case: Kerala High Court dismisses plea for suspension of sentence by second accused
There is prima facie evidence to prove that the accused aided the commission of the crime and participated in the conspiracy as well, says court
The Kerala High Court has ruled against a plea to suspend the sentence of Martin Antony, one of the accused in the 2017 actor assault case. The court, comprising Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, denied the request for sentence suspension. The Division Bench had earlier dismissed similar pleas by N.S. Sunil (Pulsar), Saleem, and Pradeep, who were the first, fifth, and sixth accused respectively in the case.
The court concluded that there was sufficient evidence to suggest Antony's involvement in the crime and his participation in the conspiracy. Antony had argued that the prosecution had failed to prove his guilt adequately, and that he was not present at the scene of the alleged assault. He also claimed he was wrongfully imprisoned for over five years starting in December 2025.
Six of the ten accused were convicted by the Ernakulam Sessions Court in 2025, each accused facing charges of gang rape, assault, criminal force, wrongful confinement, destruction of evidence, and distribution of obscene images.
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