In a major development to the Jiah Khan suicide case, a Mumbai court on Friday adjourned the hearing on framing of charges against Sooraj Pancholi to April 20.
Reports on March 22 suggested that the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court was likely to frame charges against Sooraj in the case.
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The CBI framed the charges after the Supreme Court refused a petition filed by Rabia Khan (Jia's mother) on February 9, 2017, seeking that the matter be probed by the Special Investigations Team. The apex court declined to intervene in the matter and upheld the Bombay High Court's order.
Earlier this month, Sooraj had also requested the court to expedite his trial in the case.
Jiah was found dead in her room on June 3, 2013 and her then boyfriend Pancholi was arrested by the police after Jia's mother filed a case against him in connection with the suicide case.
