New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday ordered transfer of the accused in the Kathua gang-rape and murder case from Kathua prison in Jammu & Kashmir to Gurdaspur district jail in Punjab. 

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra  and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra directed the J&K Police to file a supplementary charge sheet in the case within eight weeks.

The apex court granted liberty to the litigants of the case to move Punjab & Haryana High Court in case they felt aggrieved by the trial court orders.

The bench, directed the Punjab and J&K governments to provide security to the trial judge and the Special Public Prosecutor of the case respectively.

”The Jammu & Kashmir government shall ensure that family of the accused is allowed to meet the accused at Gurdaspur jail at its expenses,” the top court said.