Hearing in the Sooraj Pancholi-Jiah Khan’s case has been adjourned to 12.30 PM – Times of India

Almost 10 years after Jiah Khan was found hanging at her home, a special CBI court here is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday. Actor Sooraj Pancholi has been charged with abetment.
According to latest update, the hearing in the case has been adjourned to 12.30 PM after Jiah’s mother Rabia Khan submitted a few written documents in the case today. While Sooraj’s lawyer objected to the same, the court is likely to review those documents today. So the hearing has been adjourned till half past noon.

Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court judge A S Sayyad last week heard the final arguments of both sides and reserved his judgment in the case. Jiah was found dead at her Juhu home here on June 3, 2013. Police later arrested Sooraj on the basis of a six-page letter, purportedly written by the Bollywood starlet, and booked him for abetment of suicide under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 306.

Sooraj, in his final statement filed before the court, had claimed the investigation and chargesheet were false, adding that the prosecution witnesses testified against him at the behest of complainant Rabia Khan, police and CBI.

If convicted, Sooraj, the son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, may face a jail term of up to 10 years.