KOCHI: As the time allowed by the High Court to complete the further investigation in the actor assault case ends today, it becomes crucial for the investigation team to find out who checked the memory card on July 19, 2021 while the memory card was in the custody of the trial court. The petition seeking time of three more weeks to investigate the change in hash value of the memory card and revelations of former jail DGP Sreelekha, will be considered by bench comprising Justice Dr. Kausar Edappagath.

The Crime Branch is legally restricted from investigating about memory cards in court custody. The court has the power to do so. That is why the trial court rejected the demand to submit the memory card to the lab for testing.

There are chances that the survivor will approach the High Court requesting that the trial be transferred to another court, citing the incident of unauthorized checking of the memory card while in the court's custody.