Khan was supposed to present his side in the court today but his counsel H M Saraswat moved an application seeking deferment in the wake of stay on the trial granted by the High Court until the petition was decided.
"We had moved a criminal miscellaneous petition in the High Court seeking permission to call 5 prosecution witnesses for re-examination. The court allowed the same on May 28 and stayed the hearing in the trial court," said Saraswat.
Salman had appeared in the trial court for recording of his statements on April 29, where he had pleaded innocence.
The court had then given him a chance to produce evidence on May 4. But before this could happen, the Session Court had stayed the trial after Khan's petition seeking permission to call 5 prosecution witnesses.
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Justice Nirmal Jeet Kaur allowed this petition on May 28 and stayed the hearing in the trial court until the same was decided.
"Now we will have to wait until the order is passed by the High Court on the defence's criminal miscellaneous petition, which would mean a delay of about 3 months," said government counsel Mahipal Bishnoi.