Jiah Khan suicide: HC stays Sooraj Pancholi’s trial for 3 weeks

The Bombay high court extended on Monday the stay on the trial in a lower court against actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan in 2013, and posted a petition filed by her mother Rabia seeking a SIT probe into Jiah’s death after three weeks.

The Bombay high court extended on Monday the stay on the trial in a lower court against actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan in 2013, and posted a petition filed by her mother Rabia seeking a SIT probe into Jiah’s death after three weeks.

The Bombay high court extended on Monday the stay on the trial in a lower court against actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan in 2013.

A division bench of justice NH Patil and justice PD Naik adjourned Rabia’s petition at the request of her advocate Dhairyasheel Patil who said he needed time as he was appointed on Monday.

“Time and again, adjournment is being requested in this matter. The Supreme Court had directed for it to be heard and disposed of at the earliest. This is the last time we are granting adjournment,” the HC said.

“The interim relief granted in the petition by way of stay on the trial in the lower court is extended for a period of three weeks,” the bench said.

In her petition before HC, Rabia had sought the probe by special investigation team (SIT) alleging that the CBI, investigating the case, had concurred with the finding of the Mumbai police that Jiah’s death was a case of suicide and not homicide.

She had requested the HC to set up an SIT to probe the case afresh.

Jiah’s boyfriend, actor Sooraj, was arrested on the charge of abetting her suicide on June 10, 2013, a week after the actress was found hanging at her residence here.

He was released on July 2, 2013, after the HC granted him bail.