<p>The Supreme Court would on Friday deliver its judgement on a plea by Malayalam actor Dileep for a direction to the prosecution to provide him with the memory card of a mobile phone as a document in order to ensure a fair trial in an actress assault case of 2017.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari would pronounce the judgement at 10.30 am on November 29 on a special leave petition filed by P Gopalkrishnan alias Dileep, against the Kerala HC's order of August 14, 2018.</p>.<p>The top court had reserved its judgement on September 17, 2019.</p>.<p>The legal question involved in the matter included if the memory card was a part of the police document, which has to be provided to the accused under Section 207 of the Criminal Procedure Code.</p>.<p>The Kerala High Court had ruled that the memory card was not a document, which can be provided to the accused. The HC also said it can't be released as it contained sensitive information which could harm the reputation of the victim.</p>.<p>Dileep, for his part, contended he had a constitutional right to the fair trial.</p>.<p>He said the memory card of the alleged assault was filed before a magistrate by a lawyer as the original phone was still not recoverable.</p>.<p>According to the police, the actor had hatched conspiracy with the other accused to abduct the actress and take her nude photographs, as he harboured ill-feeling against her for spoiling his previous marriage. Dileep, who was arrested on July 10, 2017, was released on bail on October 3, 2017.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court would on Friday deliver its judgement on a plea by Malayalam actor Dileep for a direction to the prosecution to provide him with the memory card of a mobile phone as a document in order to ensure a fair trial in an actress assault case of 2017.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari would pronounce the judgement at 10.30 am on November 29 on a special leave petition filed by P Gopalkrishnan alias Dileep, against the Kerala HC's order of August 14, 2018.</p>.<p>The top court had reserved its judgement on September 17, 2019.</p>.<p>The legal question involved in the matter included if the memory card was a part of the police document, which has to be provided to the accused under Section 207 of the Criminal Procedure Code.</p>.<p>The Kerala High Court had ruled that the memory card was not a document, which can be provided to the accused. The HC also said it can't be released as it contained sensitive information which could harm the reputation of the victim.</p>.<p>Dileep, for his part, contended he had a constitutional right to the fair trial.</p>.<p>He said the memory card of the alleged assault was filed before a magistrate by a lawyer as the original phone was still not recoverable.</p>.<p>According to the police, the actor had hatched conspiracy with the other accused to abduct the actress and take her nude photographs, as he harboured ill-feeling against her for spoiling his previous marriage. Dileep, who was arrested on July 10, 2017, was released on bail on October 3, 2017.</p>
