High Court judge Justice Riyaz Hamza has granted the state until October to furnish its list of witnesses in the trial of murder accused Ashish Sen.
Mr Sen allegedly murdered his 77 year old father at their home located at the Bara settlement in Sigatoka in March, 2024.
The matter was heard at the Hgh Court in Lautoka yesterday and Mr Sen was represented by Iqbal Khan while Rukalesi Uce appeared for the state.
The court heard that a trial date in February ,2026 had already been set.
Ms Uce confirmed that all pretrial issues had been sorted.
Justice Hamza ordered the state to submits list of witnesses by the next date.
The matter has been adjourned to October 15 for the pretrial conference hearing.