Kochi | The Kerala High Court on Thursday vacated the stay granted by it earlier on the trial proceedings in the lower court against Malayalam film actor Unni Mukundan in a case of outraging the modesty of a woman.

The high court took the decision on a plea filed by the woman who claimed that the interim stay was granted previously in the case after it was misled by the actor by submitting a false affidavit.

Saiby Jose Kidangoor, who faces a probe into allegations of bribery to settle the court cases, was Mukundan's lawyer.

The court observed that if the stay order was secured by submitting a false affidavit, that is a "very serious" matter.

The court also directed Mukundan to file a counter affidavit on the matter.