A Mumbai court is likely to pronounce its verdict in the Jiah Khan suicide case on April 28, Friday..Special judge AS Sayyad had completed hearing the final arguments on April 20 and reserved the case for verdict..The case began on June 3, 2013, when Khan was found hanging from the ceiling by her mother, Rabia Khan.Khan had purportedly written a 6 page letter describing her tumultuous relationship with actor Sooraj Pancholi. On the basis of the same, Pancholi was booked for abetment of suicide and arrested by Mumbai police. He was released on bail on July 1, 2013 by Bombay High Court..Khan's mother Rabia then moved the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the investigation to special investigation team (SIT) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).She pleaded that her daughter had not died by suicide but because of murder. In 2014, the High Court transferred the investigation to CBI..Subsequently, the case came to be heard by a special CBI judge. The trial in the case commenced in March 2019. In its chargesheet filed in December 2015, the CBI charged Pancholi with abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code..Later, Rabia again approached the High Court seeking transfer of the case to American investigators, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as Jiah was an American citizen. The High Court, however, rejected this petition. .Meanwhile, Pancholi’s lawyer Prashant Patil, moved the special court in January 2023 seeking to expedite of the trial by summoning the witnesses.He argued that CBI had only produced 14 witnesses and the case had been pending since 2014. He argued that the delay in trial was causing hardship to Pancholi. The trial was expedited on January 21, 2023 when 3 witnesses remained to be examined – two investigating officers and an expert..Rabia also filed application before the special judge seeking recall of two witnesses. This was opposed by CBI pointing out that they had examined the witnesses at length, hence the application was rejected by the Court holding that she did not have locus to make such a request. .The arguments concluded on April 20 and the judge stated that he will try to deliver the verdict on April 28.
A Mumbai court is likely to pronounce its verdict in the Jiah Khan suicide case on April 28, Friday..Special judge AS Sayyad had completed hearing the final arguments on April 20 and reserved the case for verdict..The case began on June 3, 2013, when Khan was found hanging from the ceiling by her mother, Rabia Khan.Khan had purportedly written a 6 page letter describing her tumultuous relationship with actor Sooraj Pancholi. On the basis of the same, Pancholi was booked for abetment of suicide and arrested by Mumbai police. He was released on bail on July 1, 2013 by Bombay High Court..Khan's mother Rabia then moved the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the investigation to special investigation team (SIT) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).She pleaded that her daughter had not died by suicide but because of murder. In 2014, the High Court transferred the investigation to CBI..Subsequently, the case came to be heard by a special CBI judge. The trial in the case commenced in March 2019. In its chargesheet filed in December 2015, the CBI charged Pancholi with abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code..Later, Rabia again approached the High Court seeking transfer of the case to American investigators, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as Jiah was an American citizen. The High Court, however, rejected this petition. .Meanwhile, Pancholi’s lawyer Prashant Patil, moved the special court in January 2023 seeking to expedite of the trial by summoning the witnesses.He argued that CBI had only produced 14 witnesses and the case had been pending since 2014. He argued that the delay in trial was causing hardship to Pancholi. The trial was expedited on January 21, 2023 when 3 witnesses remained to be examined – two investigating officers and an expert..Rabia also filed application before the special judge seeking recall of two witnesses. This was opposed by CBI pointing out that they had examined the witnesses at length, hence the application was rejected by the Court holding that she did not have locus to make such a request. .The arguments concluded on April 20 and the judge stated that he will try to deliver the verdict on April 28.
