New Delhi: The witness examination in the actress assault case at the Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court ran for 419 days, followed by five months of final hearing, marking one of the most prolonged trials in Kerala’s legal history. For eight years, Malayalam actor Dileep was represented by a five-member defence team led by prominent criminal lawyer B Raman Pillai, supported by Philip T Varghese, Sujesh Menon, Shubha Abraham and Nithya R.

How Raman Pillai joined the case

Dileep first approached Raman Pillai after being named an accused, but the senior lawyer declined as he had earlier represented the opposing side in another case involving Kavya Madhavan. After the High Court rejected Dileep’s initial bail plea, his family made a second request. Although hesitant, Raman Pi

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