‘Dignity is for men also,’ says Kerala HC as it grants anticipatory bail to actor-director Balachandra Menon

Justice P V Kunhikrishnan observed that the incident is alleged to have happened in 2007. “Petitioner (Menon, who sought anticipatory bail) is a known cine artist. He is also known as a film actor, director, and scriptwriter. Based on a statement of a lady, that too after 17 years, this case has been registered. It is true that investigation is going on, but everybody must remember that the right and dignity is not only to a woman but to men also. This is a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner in the interest of justice, ‘’ said the judge, granting anticipatory bail to Menon.

Earlier in October, the High Court had granted interim relief from arrest to Menon. At the time, Justice C S Dais had noted that “prima facie there is no plausible explanation for the inordinate delay” in filing the complaint.