KOCHI: The High Court will today hear a petition filed by actor Dileep seeking a ban on the media publishing details of the actress assault case. He wants the media to stop publishing case information until the trial is over.

The court had asked the DGP to look into the complaint and take action. Earlier, a case was registered against some media houses on the basis of this. The government will report on what action

has been taken.

The prosecution had told the court that Dileep's argument would not stand. The High Court is also likely to hear a petition filed by Dileep seeking quashing of the FIR in the case of conspiracy to endanger the investigating officers probing attack on the actress.

On Thursday, will be five years since the actress was attacked. On February 17, 2017, the accused attacked the actress who had come to Kochi from Thrissur for work, and filmed obscene scenes. The time limit given by the Supreme Court to complete the trial of the case ends today.