Overview
- The order, issued March 7 by District and Sessions Judge K.K. Balakrishnan, requires Chidambaram to appear when summoned and bars any attempt to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses.
- Police registered the case on February 28 at Ernakulam South Police Station under IPC Sections 354, 354A(1)(i) and 509 following the de facto complainant’s statement.
- The prosecution alleges the director entered the complainant’s bedroom in early May 2022 with intent to outrage her modesty and pressed her breast.
- The court noted the delay between the alleged incident and the FIR and recorded that the complainant is abroad, with investigators reporting limited cooperation, as the prosecution warned of possible witness influence.
- Defense submissions referenced a December 2025 Bombay High Court interim order restraining allegedly defamatory posts, and reports clarify the bail was granted by the Ernakulam Sessions Court despite one outlet attributing it to the Kerala High Court.