On September 29, 2002, Salman Khan drove his Toyota Land Cruiser over five persons sleeping on a pavement in Bandra
Mumbai:
A decade after Bollywood actor SalmanKhan's SUV killed a pavement-dweller and injured four othersin suburban Bandra, the victims are yet to receive thecompensation amount deposited by the actor, the Bombay HighCourt was told today.
A division bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar washearing a PIL seeking enhancement of punishment awarded undersection 304 A of IPC for causing death by rash and negligentdriving and increase in compensation awarded under theprovisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.
Journalist Nikhil Wagle had filed the PIL soon after theaccident on September 29, 2002 when the actor, allegedly in aninebriated condition, drove his Toyota Land Cruiser over fivepersons sleeping on a pavement in Bandra.
The actor was arrested the next day and booked undersections 337 and 338 for causing hurt by act endangering lifeor personal safety of others of IPC besides section 304 A. Hewas released on bail of Rs 950 immediately at the Bandrapolice station as all the sections were bailable.
Trial against him is pending before a magistrate's court.Wagle had sought for the section 304 A to be madenon-bailable and enhancement of the punishment prescribedunder the section from two years to 10 years in jail.
The high court had on October 7, 2002 while hearing thePIL directed Salman to deposit Rs 17 lakh as an interimcompensation for the four injured victims and family of thedeceased victim. The court had also directed the Union andstate government to file their affidavits.
Wagle's lawyer Subhada Khot today informed the court thatneither has the compensation amount been disbursed to thevictims nor the government has filed their affidavits.
The court then issued notice to the additionalsolicitor general to appear in the matter and directed theunion and state to file their affidavits on October 8.
A division bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar washearing a PIL seeking enhancement of punishment awarded undersection 304 A of IPC for causing death by rash and negligentdriving and increase in compensation awarded under theprovisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.
Journalist Nikhil Wagle had filed the PIL soon after theaccident on September 29, 2002 when the actor, allegedly in aninebriated condition, drove his Toyota Land Cruiser over fivepersons sleeping on a pavement in Bandra.
The actor was arrested the next day and booked undersections 337 and 338 for causing hurt by act endangering lifeor personal safety of others of IPC besides section 304 A. Hewas released on bail of Rs 950 immediately at the Bandrapolice station as all the sections were bailable.
Trial against him is pending before a magistrate's court.Wagle had sought for the section 304 A to be madenon-bailable and enhancement of the punishment prescribedunder the section from two years to 10 years in jail.
The high court had on October 7, 2002 while hearing thePIL directed Salman to deposit Rs 17 lakh as an interimcompensation for the four injured victims and family of thedeceased victim. The court had also directed the Union andstate government to file their affidavits.
Wagle's lawyer Subhada Khot today informed the court thatneither has the compensation amount been disbursed to thevictims nor the government has filed their affidavits.
The court then issued notice to the additionalsolicitor general to appear in the matter and directed theunion and state to file their affidavits on October 8.
