A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notices to the Kerala government and the victim in the case and sought their replies within two weeks.

At the outset, the top court asked senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for the victim, about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor.

The Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to actor Siddique in a rape case, directing him to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. The court's decision follows a plea challenging the denial of anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court.

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case lodged against him by an actress.

The Supreme Court of India granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case. This decision came after Siddique's plea challenging a Kerala High Court order denying him anticipatory bail.

Siddique resigned from his post as general-secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists following the allegations

The Kerala High Court had denied Siddique anticipatory bail saying that the available evidence suggested his involvement in the matter.

A two-judge Bench issued notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case during the hearing of a plea by Siddique. The apex court also asked about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor.