Three defence witnesses turn up for actor Dileep in abduction-rape case
KOCHI: The three defence witnesses from the side of Dileep in the actor abduction case have turned up before the Ernakulam District Principal Sessions Court, with the trial nearing conclusion.
According to the court diary, it was on November 29 that Dileep’s lawyer submitted a list comprising names of three persons who were to be examined as defence witnesses. On December 5, the three defence witnesses appeared in court. While the examination of one witness was completed then, the other two were examined on December 6.
On November 27, after completing the examination of the accused under section 313 of CrPC, the court had considered a petition of an accused for acquittal under CrPC 232. After hearing the petition, the court however found there was no ground to acquit the accused.
