Kochi, Oct 8, 2025

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to actress Lakshmi R. Menon in connection with an abduction and assault case.

The order was passed by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas on the plea filed by Menon and two others accused in the matter.

The case arose from an incident on August 24 at a Kochi pub, where a dispute reportedly broke out between Menon, her friends, and an IT professional, who later became the complainant.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), Menon and the other accused allegedly intercepted the complainant’s car, dragged him out, forced him into their vehicle, and assaulted him.

The FIR named Menon under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, including kidnapping and abduction (Sections 140(2)), wrong

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