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Lawyers for British businessman Shrien Dewani said on Monday they intended applying to the Western Cape High Court for his discharge on charges of conspiring to kill his wife Anni.
Francois van Zyl, for Dewani, said the defence intended making an application to Deputy Judge President Jeanette Traverso in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
Van Zyl said it had been a long trial and the defence needed time to prepare its application as there were many facts it had to deal with.
The defence would file its heads of argument on Wednesday and the State would file responding papers on Friday.
Traverso said the application would be heard on Monday.
Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act provides that if at the close of the prosecution's case, the court believes there is no evidence that the accused committed the offence, it may return a
verdict of not guilty.
The State closed its case on Monday.
Dewani has pleaded not guilty to charges including kidnapping, murder and defeating the ends of justice.
