#MeToo: Mumbai court defers hearing on Alok Nath's anticipatory bail pleaDec 29 (AZINS) Actor Alok Nath, who has been accused of rape by writer-producer Vinita Nanda, had filed an application seeking anticipatory bail for December 31.

However, a Mumbai court on Friday deferred the order on the anticipatory bail application filed by actor.

The Dindoshi Sessions Court postponed the decision as the dictation of the order was not completed.

The actor had filed the plea for bail application in the Mumbai court on December 14.

On November 21, a rape case was registered against Alok Nath by the Mumbai Police, based on a complaint filed by the writer-producer, who accused him of raping her 19 years ago.

The FIR was booked under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Amidst the #MeToo movement, Vinita Nanda had narrated her horrifying ordeal in a Facebook post in October.

She was the writer and producer of teleserial Tara in the 90s, in which Nath played a lead role.

The writer narrated a detailed account of her ordeal on the social media site after actress Tanushree Dutta accused veteran actor Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her while film a special song for the 2008 film Horn Ok Pleasss.