The Supreme Court on Monday granted Malayalam actor Siddique protection from arrest for two weeks in connection with a sexual assault case filed by an actress.

The plea was heard by a bench comprising Jusctice Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma. This comes after Kerala High Court Justice CS Dias rejected his plea seeking anticipatory bail, citing materials on record indicated his prima facie involvement.

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