India, March 9 -- Malayalam filmmaker Chidambaram S Poduval found himself in the middle of a controversy after a case was filed against him, where he was accused of sexually harassing a young woman in 2022. He was booked for sexual harassment by Kochi police. As per the latest update from Live Law, the director has been granted anticipatory bail.

The District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam on Saturday (March 7) granted anticipatory bail to the director. It was Sri. K.K. Balakrishnan, District Judge passed the order.

The incident that allegedly took place in 2022 pertains to him trespassing into the complainant's apartment and sexually misbehaving with her. The case was registered under Sections 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman wi...