# Kerala High Court Rejects Martin Antony’s Sentence Suspension Plea 2026-08-06T14:07:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Kerala High Court refused to suspend Martin Antony’s sentence in the 2017 actor assault case. The Division Bench said there was prima facie evidence that he aided the crime and joined the conspiracy. It referred to call records showing contact with N.S. Sunil, also known as Pulsar, and a message sent shortly before an alleged staged accident that stopped the survivor’s car. Antony denied the prosecution’s case and said he was neither a passenger, driver nor witness in the car. He said he had spent over five years in prison and had served his sentence since December 2025. A Sessions Court convicted six of the ten accused in 2025. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: actor assault case, court proceedings, criminal law, Kerala High Court, Martin Antony Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-high-court-rejects-martin-antonys-sentence-suspension-plea/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-high-court-rejects-martin-antonys-sentence-suspension-plea/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.