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- The Kerala High Court has refused to suspend the 20-year jail sentences of two accused, Saleem H and Pradeep, in the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case.
- The court cited the seriousness of the crime, its planning and execution, public interest, and the need to preserve confidence in the criminal justice system.
- It found no patent infirmity or perversity in the sessions court's conviction and prima facie saw sufficient evidence of conspiracy among the six accused.
- Actor Dileep and three others were acquitted, while the prime accused Pulsar Suni was earlier denied similar relief.
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- Outcome of the two accused's pending appeals against their conviction and sentence
- Whether the remaining convicted accused seek or receive suspension of sentence
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Named India · multi-lingual actress · Dileep · Kerala High Court · K.V. Jayakumar · Pradeep · Raja Vijayaraghavan V · Saleem H · Sunil N S
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