Salman Khan has been given a month to appear in court
Mumbai:
Actor Salman Khan will be tried for culpable homicide for a hit-and-run accident in 2002 in which one person was killed and four were injured in Mumbai.
If convicted for this charge, Mr Khan, who was not in court today, faces a 10-year jail term.He has been given a month to appear in court.
The 47-year-old actor was earlier being tried under a less charge of rash and negligent driving, which carries a maximum sentence of two years. However, in January, the court handling his case accepted that the police had provided enough evidence to upgrade the charges.
Mr Khan is alleged to have rammed his Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle onto a pavement near a bakery in suburban Badra in 2002; the car ran over five people sleeping on the pavement outside.
In 2006, he spent three days in prison for killing the endangered black buck deer in Rajasthan.
Mr Khan, who was not in court today, said in a statement to the press: Upon the order being made available, we will assess next steps, including challenging the same before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court. It would not be appropriate to comment on the order, or next steps, at this stage.
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If convicted for this charge, Mr Khan, who was not in court today, faces a 10-year jail term.He has been given a month to appear in court.
The 47-year-old actor was earlier being tried under a less charge of rash and negligent driving, which carries a maximum sentence of two years. However, in January, the court handling his case accepted that the police had provided enough evidence to upgrade the charges.
Mr Khan is alleged to have rammed his Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle onto a pavement near a bakery in suburban Badra in 2002; the car ran over five people sleeping on the pavement outside.
In 2006, he spent three days in prison for killing the endangered black buck deer in Rajasthan.
Mr Khan, who was not in court today, said in a statement to the press: Upon the order being made available, we will assess next steps, including challenging the same before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court. It would not be appropriate to comment on the order, or next steps, at this stage.
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