<p>The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings against Malyalam actor Dileep in an actress assault case of February, 2017.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi suspended the proceedings against him, until the issue -- if memory card of a mobile phone could be described as a document to be provided to the accused to ensure fair trial-- was decided by the top court.</p>.<p>Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi represented the actor. </p>.<p>Since the memory card was a part of the police document, it had to be provided to the accused under Section 207 of the Criminal Procedure Code, he said.</p>.<p>Rohatgi challenged the Kerala High Court's judgement, which ruled that the memory card was not a document, which can be provided to the accused. Secondly, the high court said it can't be released as it contained sensitive information which could harm the reputation of the victim.</p>.<p>“I have a constitutional right to the fair trial. If I get a copy of the memory card, I get to know its properties which would show that it contained a compendium of five to six clips,” the counsel submitted. </p>.<p>He also maintained the other basis that it may harm reputation of the victim was immaterial.</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, was released on bail in October, 2018.</p>.<p>The court put the matter for consideration in July.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings against Malyalam actor Dileep in an actress assault case of February, 2017.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi suspended the proceedings against him, until the issue -- if memory card of a mobile phone could be described as a document to be provided to the accused to ensure fair trial-- was decided by the top court.</p>.<p>Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi represented the actor. </p>.<p>Since the memory card was a part of the police document, it had to be provided to the accused under Section 207 of the Criminal Procedure Code, he said.</p>.<p>Rohatgi challenged the Kerala High Court's judgement, which ruled that the memory card was not a document, which can be provided to the accused. Secondly, the high court said it can't be released as it contained sensitive information which could harm the reputation of the victim.</p>.<p>“I have a constitutional right to the fair trial. If I get a copy of the memory card, I get to know its properties which would show that it contained a compendium of five to six clips,” the counsel submitted. </p>.<p>He also maintained the other basis that it may harm reputation of the victim was immaterial.</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, was released on bail in October, 2018.</p>.<p>The court put the matter for consideration in July.</p>
