The trial court has postponed arguments on framing of charges in the rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder case to September 3 after a defence lawyer sought a clarification.

The arguments over the framing of charges -- after which the trial starts -- were likely to begin. Advocate Prakash Salsingikar, a defence lawyer, said a bail application of Virendra Sinh Tawde, one of the accused, was pending before the court. "We submitted an application seeking clarification if the CBI wants to rely on the forensic report given by the Director, Forensic Sciences, Gujarat. The CBI had submitted the report in a sealed envelop in 2017, however, the Bombay High Court had asked them not to furnish it until it directed," he said. The report was crucial for the bail arguments as well as arguments for framing of charges, he said.