Nazri Abdul Razak, 44, filed the application in the High Court here on May 3.

His lawyer, Jacky Loi, said the application was made under Section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The matter came up today before High Court judge GSP Bhupindar Singh, who set Aug 1 for mention and for both parties to file their submissions.

The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutors Afzainizam Abdul Aziz, Nasrul Hadi Abdul Ghani, Geetha Jora Singh and Low Qin Hui.

Also representing Nazri were lawyers Lim Chi Chau and Lim Jin Wen. Lawyer Yasmin Khalid held a watching brief for the victim’s family.

Nazri was charged with murdering Form 5 student Zaharif Affendi Zamrie at Jalan Taman Jati 1, near SMK Jati, Ipoh, between 12.05pm and 12.40pm on Dec 15 last year.

A video went viral on social media after the alleged incident, in which a schoolboy riding a motorcycle was killed by a car, believed to have been driven by a senior police officer.