All Hema Committee cases closed as no victims came forward: SIT to HC

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday told the Kerala High Court

that it has dropped further action in all 35 cases registered based on the Justice Hema Committee report.

The reason cited was that none of the victims came forward to give their statements.

The Justice Hema Committee, set up by the Kerala government after the 2017 actress assault case, had investigated complaints of sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. Based on its findings, multiple cases were registered for further probe.

Taking note of the SIT's submission, a bench of Justices AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and CS Sudha said that, for now, no further action was needed in the registered cases. This order was passed while hearing several petitions seeking action based on the committee's recommendations.

The court also observed that the state government has scheduled a Film Conclave in the first week of August 2025 to discuss issues concerning the film industry. It posted the matter for further consideration on August 13.

The Justice Hema Committee's full report was earlier submitted to the Kerala High Court, which had directed that it be handed over to the SIT for investigating sexual abuse complaints in the industry.