Salman Khan's Black Buck poaching case: Bail Granted

Jodhpur | Saturday | 7th April, 2018

Summary:

Salman was convicted in one of the cases in 2006 and was sentenced to five years in jail.

While the actor spent a week in jail, the sentence was suspended by the Rajasthan High Court.

The actor was also booked under the Arms Act as the licence of the gun he allegedly used while hunting had expired.

However, the charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence.

 

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As per the latest update, transferred Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi has been announced the decision in Salman Khan`s case.

The actor has been granted bail after exactly 48 hours of announcement of the sentence to him.

Salman Khan has agreed all the demands of the bail.

The actor has to fill Rs, 50,000 bond. 

Salman was accused of killing two blackbucks on October 2, 1998 in Kankani village in Jodhpur during the shooting of “Hum Saath Saath Hain”.

Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, and Tabu, who had been the co-accused in the case have been acquitted.

During the shooting of the film, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ Salman Khan went on an alleged hunting session with his co-stars in Kankani in the intervening night of October 1-2, 1998.

The killings angered the Bishnoi community, who protect wildlife with a zeal, and they filed a complaint against the actors and a local involved in the shooting.

Salman was convicted in one of the cases in 2006 and was sentenced to five years in jail.

While the actor spent a week in jail, the sentence was suspended by the Rajasthan High Court.

The actor was also booked under the Arms Act as the licence of the gun he allegedly used while hunting had expired.

However, the charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence.

The killings angered the Bishnoi community, who protect wildlife with a zeal, and they filed a complaint against the actors and a local involved in the shooting.

He was also charged for keeping an arm with an expired license and was charged under the Arms Act.