SC transfers Kathua rape-murder case to Pathankot
New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred the trial of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra ordered in-camera and day-to-day trial in the case with no adjournment.
The bench said the Pathankot District and Sessions judge would hold the trial while the Jammu and Kashmir government was allowed to appoint public prosecutor for the trial.
The Jammu and Kashmir government would also provide security to the victim's family, their lawyer and witnesses.
The apex court said it would monitor the case and posted the matter for next hearing on July 9.
The victim's father had moved the top court seeking the transfer of the trial from Kathua to Chandigarh.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
