Overview
- The Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate granted bail Friday with conditions meant to prevent interference with witnesses and safeguard the investigation.
- Police arrested Ranjith on March 31 after an FIR at the Ernakulam Vanitha Cell cited Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections on sexual harassment, assault to outrage modesty, insults to a woman’s modesty, and wrongful confinement.
- The complaint came from a young actor who alleged inappropriate conduct at a film set, and the production’s Internal Complaints Committee first reviewed it before forwarding it to police.
- Prosecutors opposed release, warning he could pressure witnesses and reporting that custodial questioning stalled when he refused prescribed medicines.
- Two earlier cases against the director were closed by the Kerala and Karnataka High Courts in 2025, shaping scrutiny of how the current probe protects those involved.