Salman Khan cannot be convicted: Bombay HC
Mumbai (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday said Bollywood megastar Salman Khan “cannot be convicted” on the basis of the evidence produced by the prosecution in a hit-and-run case.
Justice A.R. Joshi, who was making his observations as the open-court dictation of his verdict entered the last lap, said the “prosecution failed to establish the charges (against Salman) on all counts”.
Justice Joshi’s much-awaited verdict in Salman’s appeal challenging his conviction and five-year sentence by the Sessions Court on May 6, is expected to be delivered on Thursday afternoon in the presence of the actor.
Earlier on Wednesday, the court had ruled that there was no evidence to prove that Salman was drunk or driving the ill-fated Toyota Land Cruiser on September 28, 2002 when it met with an accident and mowed down one pavement dweller and injured four others.
Salman acquitted in 2002 hit-and-run case
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted Bollywood actor Salman Khan of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case.
Salman Khan acquitted in 2002 accident case
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted Bollywood megastar Salman Khan of all charges in the September 28, 2002 hit-and-run case.
Delivering the much-awaited verdict, Justice A.R. Joshi said that the actor “cannot be convicted” on the basis of the evidence produced by the prosecution in the 13-year old case and trial.
Virtually dismissing the prosecution case, Justice Joshi said the “prosecution failed to establish the charges (against Khan) on all counts” and that “it had failed to prove that Salman was drunk or driving” at the time of the accident, which left one pavement dweller dead and four others injured.
Demolishing the police investigations completely, Justice Joshi’s verdict came in Khan’s appeal challenging his conviction and five-year sentence by the Sessions Court on May 6.
Khan, clad in a dark-checked shirt and jeans, heard out the verdict without emotions after he rushed here from a shooting schedule in Karjat, adjacent Raigad district following the court’s directive.
Most family members, including his father Salim Khan, his sisters, brothers, friends and fans were present when the judgement was pronounced.
Dear readers,
If Amir Khan and Sanjay Dutt have shown up with Modi in ‘Kite Festival’, they won’t have faced such an ‘Intolerance’.
The credibility of Indian Justice system is at stake.
RIP Lady Justice.
Now the question is ‘CHINKARA ‘shot herself?
Jai Hind