Aditya Pancholi's sexual assault case takes a new turn!

Earlier, in June, Aditya Pancholi was charged under sections 376 (rape), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison), 384 (extortion), 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

According to the complainant, the 54-year-old actor sexually assaulted her between 2004 and 2009. Aditya, however, denied all the allegations saying, "It is a false rape case that they were planning and now they have done it. I was anticipating this. This was pre-planned as I had filed a defamation case against them. It is not a small allegation, the law will take its course, I will fight out... the truth will come out."

Now, the sessions court in Mumbai has granted interim protection to actor Aditya Pancholi till August 3, in a rape case filed against him by a top Bollywood actress, reports ANI. "The court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the plea till August 3. The interim protection granted to Pancholi from arrest shall continue till then," Pancholi's advocate PrashantPatil said.

Pancholi had approached the court seeking anticipatory bail after the suburban Versova police lodged an FIR against him on June 28. The actor was then granted interim protection from arrest till July 19.

Meanwhile, Pancholi has denied all the allegations leveled against him. After the rape case was filed against him, he told ANI over the phone, "I am being falsely implicated in this case. I have all the evidence and video in this case."

"I am ready to cooperate with the Mumbai Police. If they will call me for my statement, then I will cooperate. I am ready for investigation. I knew that a case will be registered against me. I am not going anywhere. The police have not approached me after the FIR was registered," he added.

Stay tuned for more updates.