The court, however, kept pending Farooqui's bail plea and is likely to decide on it after recording the evidence of the complainant who has been summoned on September 14.
"On March 28 at accused's residence in Sukhdev Vihar, you (Farooqui) committed rape of the prosecutrix in the manner as defined under Section 375, punishable under Section 376 of the IPC. Let the charge be framed. The application of bail be kept pending," Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain said.
This direction came after the investigating officer (IO) filed a report on behalf of the FSL director that the case has been taken up on priority and the forensic results would be ready by September 30. The court directed the FSL to submit its report ten days earlier on the grounds that the complainant would have to return to the US by October 5.
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The court fixed September 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16 for daily trial proceedings and directed the DCP south-east to depute a senior officer to ensure the presence of witnesses summoned as per the order for the dates fixed.
Farooqui had moved the bail application through his lawyer Nitya Ramakrishnan, who had submitted that the accused was a "law abiding citizen" and his family has been cooperative in the probe. However, the prosecution had opposed his bail plea, saying it was a heinous crime.