In a significant development in the ongoing Dera Sacha Sauda castration case, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula has rejected a request from a prosecution witness to provide testimony from his home in the United States via video conferencing. The witness, known as PW-2, had also requested a six-week postponement between hearings. The court, led by special judicial magistrate Anil Kumar Yadav, noted that the witness failed to disclose his precise residential address in the US, which hindered the ability to coordinate with the nearest Indian embassy or consulate for facilitating the video testimony. The magistrate instructed the witness to submit his correct address or details of the nearest Indian mission within 24 hours. Furthermore, the court reiterated that current regulations do not permit evidence to be recorded directly from a witness's residence through video conferencing. The case, which involves allegations against Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and two doctors for the forced castration of sadhus, is set to resume with prosecution evidence on June 8.