The Supreme Court voiced scepticism about the demand made by the Kerala Police to Malayalam actor Siddique to produce his phone from 2016 in connection with a probe into a sexual assault case against him.

The Supreme Court bench passed the order after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Siddique, said he had a bad throat and sought some time to argue the matter.

The bench extended his interim relief after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appears on Siddique’s behalf, pled he was in ill health

A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma extended the interim order issued on September 30, which had granted Siddique interim protection from arrest in the case. The court also directed him to continue cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

This particular article contains information regarding sexual assault which might be triggering for some readers.  Siddique can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court has extended the interim anticipatory bail granted to him in an alleged rape case for another week.

The Supreme Court has granted Malayalam film actor Siddique an extension on his interim protection from arrest in an alleged rape case. Siddique's lawyer argued that he has cooperated with the investigation,