Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection to ‘Manjummel Boys’ Producers in Cheating Case

The Kerala High Court granted interim protection from arrest to the producers of the Malayalam film Manjummel Boys in a cheating case regarding the production of the film.

The petitioners received a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, summoning them to the police station following allegations under IPC Sections 120B, 34, 406, 420, and 468.

The case involves claims of non-payment of promised profits as per the terms of their investment agreement. The Court allowed the producers time to appear before the police and posted the matter for further hearing on June 26. 

A prior anticipatory bail plea had been rejected after their quashing petition failed.