Overview
- The court recorded accused-turned-approver Pradosh's in‑camera statement for nearly three hours on Monday and adjourned the hearing for continuation the next day.
- The 59th City Civil and Sessions Court rejected actor Darshan's request to delay the recording and ordered the trial to proceed without further postponement.
- Darshan and his wife have filed petitions in the Supreme Court asking judges to review the trial court and High Court decisions that permitted Pradosh to turn approver and to seek a stay on approver-related proceedings.
- The trial judge directed that Pradosh's cross-examination will take place only after the main witness is cross-examined and that Darshan must be present when Pradosh is questioned.
- Police deployed a large security detail for the hearings because of reported threats to the approver, and prosecutors say the approver's testimony could provide key details about who planned or carried out the June 2024 attack, a development that may shape the case going forward.