A single bench of Justice Badaruddin criticised the SIT while considering a plea filed by Pankaj Bhandari, an accused in the case, seeking his release from jail by quashing his inclusion as an accused in the case.
Earlier on Monday, two accused, Mohammed Salih and Shabir Ali, were arrested in the case.
The prosecution believes that the evidence against actor Dileep in the case is compelling and that the verdict could be reversed on appeal.
The FIR in the present rape case was registered by the police after the survivor and her family met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Secretariat on Thursday and handed over a written complaint.
