A sessions court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on trial of Shiney Ahuja in a rape case till October 16 after the actor's lawyer submitted that the Bombay High Court has stayed the framing of charges for a week.

The arguments on the framing of charges was expected to be heard by the court today. The Bombay High Court had yesterday stayed the framing of charges against Ahuja until next week after the prosecution sought time to reply to the petition filed by the actor seeking forensic and medical reports.