A Delhi court on Monday started hearing the final arguments in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case.
Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha has asked the CBI as well as the lawyers of the accused to conclude their arguments by September 30, a counsel privy to the in-camera proceedings said.
The CBI completed their arguments on Monday and the court would hear the arguments of accused on Tuesday, the lawyer said.
The court had earlier framed various charges, including criminal conspiracy to commit rape and penetrative sexual assault, against 21 people in the case.
Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the case, was charged under provisions of the POCSO Act, including Section 6 (aggravated sexual assault).
The offence carries a punishment of minimum 10 years and maximum of life imprisonment
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