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High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Actor Unni Mukundan Following Settlement
Actor Unni Mukundan Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Case: In a recent development, the Kerala High Court has quashed the case registered against popular actor Unni Mukundan, who was accused of insulting womanhood.
The decision to quash the case by the High Court was prompted by the complainant, who informed the court that a settlement had been reached in the case.
Justice P Gopinath issued the order upon noting that an agreement had been reached between the actor and the female complainant.
Unni Mukundan had been on trial, accused of committing the offences under Sections 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman) and 354B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), in front of a Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court.
The allegation involved the actor's alleged attempt to forcefully kiss and sexually assault the complainant, an Austrian woman with Indian roots, during a meeting in 2017 to discuss a potential movie storyline.
However, matters took a different turn when Unni Mukundan notified the court that he had reached an agreement with the complainant to resolve the issue amicably. Subsequently, the High Court issued an interim order in June, putting a halt to further proceedings in the Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court. Additionally, the complainant provided an affidavit affirming the existence of an agreement to settle the case.
The High Court's decision to quash the case against Unni Mukundan marks a resolution to this legal dispute following the settlement between the actor and the complainant.
