A sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday sentenced Bollywood super Star Salman Khan to 5 years in prison in the 2002 hit-and-run case. He was discovered liable of guilty murder and inebriated driving. He has been taken into custody and will be moved to Arthur Road Jail as there is no probability of quick bail.
The actor broke down in court after the verdict. Salman’s whole family including father Salim Khan, brother Arbaaz and Sohail, sisters Arpita and Alvira are present in the court to hear the verdict.
Salman Khan has been found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder (IPC 304-2), Injuring (337), driving without a licence, driving under influence, not informing of accident, hit and run and reckless driving.
The judgment in the more than 12-year-old case, whose trial saw numerous twists and turns, was conveyed by Judge D W Deshpande where the 49-year-old actor and his family were available. Altogether, the court held that Salman was driving affected by alcohol furthermore did not have a driving permit.
The court relied upon judgement in Alistair Pereira and Sanjeev Nanda BMW case of Delhi while convicting Salman. It also asked what he had to say on the verdict to which he denied charges saying he was not driving the car at the time of mishap.
As the court delivered the verdict, Salman had tears in his eyes and stood silently in the dock. After the conviction, his lawyer began arguments on quantum of punishment in the case.
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