Sydney man Kulwinder Singh to face retrial, accused of burning his wife alive

Sydney rail worker Kulwinder Singh may face a new trial as early as March over his wife's alleged murder.

Kulwinder Singh leaves the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney earlier this month. He will now face a retrial. Source: AAP

A railway worker accused of burning his wife alive may face a re-trial within four months, a court has been told.

Kulwinder Singh faced a two-month NSW Supreme Court trial, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the accusation he murdered his wife Parwinder Kaur in December 2013 at their Rouse Hill home.

The 41-year-old pleaded not guilty, contending at trial she had set herself on fire.

Parwinder Kaur burned to death in 2013. Source: Supplied

On Friday, two weeks since the jury was discharged, Singh's case returned to the Supreme Court which was told prosecutors were determining whether to go to retrial on a new indictment.

Justice Elizabeth Fullerton said she would notionally appoint a trial for mid-March in anticipation of the indictment being completed by 6 December.

Kulwinder Singh outside the court in Sydney after a judge was unable to reach a verdict. Source: SBS News

"Being a retrial, it's desirable and in everybody's interest to proceed swiftly," she said.

Singh is required to appear when the matter returns to the court on 6 December.