Summary:
A joint application on behalf of all defence counsels was submitted to the court of Pathankot sessions judge Tejwinder Singh by advocate A K Sawhney.Submitting that the life of all defence counsels was under threat from some elements from Kashmir valley, the defence lawyers requested the court to a judicial note of the issue. “Now the case will be heard on July 2, when the court will reopen after summer vacation,” he said.On May 7, the Supreme Court shifted the trial of the case to Pathankot, around 26km from Kathua. She was later killed by the accused. In their application, the counsels did not specifically demanded any security cover.Jammu SSP (crime) Ramesh Kumar Jalla’s application alleging threat to witnesses was also discussed in court, but the judge did not pass any order. The step was taken as there were protests over the case in Jammu and it had triggered a political crisis in the state over the investigation report of Jammu and Kashmir Police.The trial began in Pathankot on May 31..