2002 Hit-and-run Case Verdict

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government is still studying the December 10 Bombay High Court verdict, that acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case, before deciding whether to challenge it or not.

As actor Salman Khan was cleared of charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case, one of those injured in the accident caused by his car said he is yet to get "justice and compensation" for which he has waited 13 years.

"On basis of evidences produced by the prosecution, (Salman Khan) cannot be convicted, no matter how differently the common man thinks," the High Court said, in a verdict cheered not just by his family and fans but also by the film industry

Actor Salman Khan is not guilty in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the Bombay High Court ruled today, overturning his conviction by a lower court in May and dropping all charges against him.

Dictating its verdict in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan, the Bombay High Court today observed that prosecution had failed to prove that the actor had consumed liquor and was driving the Toyota Land Cruiser when the mishap occurred.

On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court will continue to dictate its order in the 2002 hit and run case involving actor Salman Khan.

The Bombay High Court is slated to deliver its verdict this week on an appeal filed by actor Salman Khan against the five year sentence awarded to him in the 2002 hit-and-run case.

The Bombay High Court today raised several queries on the prosecution's case and the method in which investigation was carried out against Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which one person was killed and four were injured.

The Bombay High Court today directed its Registry to prepare afresh the paper-book - compilation of documentary evidence - of the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan by September7.

Maximum city has very little to offer to pavement dwellers who constitute a sizeable portion of its population. After the announcement of the verdict by the Bombay High Court on the 2002 hit-and-run case in which actor Salman Khan was acquitted, the focus has turned towards these people for whom a good night's sleep is only a faraway dream.

A much-relieved Salman Khan on Friday responded to the cheering fans gathered outside his residence by waving to them with three fingers, instead of a customary victory sign of two fingers, apparently alluding to his famous dialogue in the Hindi film 'Jai Ho'.

Mumbai sessions court judge DW Deshpande, who convicted actor Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, made a number of observations about the actor's behaviour on the night of the accident, which killed one and injured four.

Actor Salman Khan, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for killing a man in a 2002 hit-and-run, need not be present when a court in Mumbai hears his plea for bail tomorrow.

Twelve years and numerous hearings later, the Salman Khan hit-and-run case finally ended yesterday with the Sessions court pronouncing the actor guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Actor Salman Khan was today sentenced to five years for killing a homeless man and injuring four others in a hit-and-run in 2002. He has been granted an interim bail till Friday by the Bombay High Court. The news came as a shock to many celebrities who showed their support to the Khan family. Many of them also took to twitter to express their views...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government is still studying the December 10 Bombay High Court verdict, that acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case, before deciding whether to challenge it or not.

As actor Salman Khan was cleared of charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case, one of those injured in the accident caused by his car said he is yet to get "justice and compensation" for which he has waited 13 years.

"On basis of evidences produced by the prosecution, (Salman Khan) cannot be convicted, no matter how differently the common man thinks," the High Court said, in a verdict cheered not just by his family and fans but also by the film industry

Actor Salman Khan is not guilty in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the Bombay High Court ruled today, overturning his conviction by a lower court in May and dropping all charges against him.

Dictating its verdict in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan, the Bombay High Court today observed that prosecution had failed to prove that the actor had consumed liquor and was driving the Toyota Land Cruiser when the mishap occurred.

On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court will continue to dictate its order in the 2002 hit and run case involving actor Salman Khan.

The Bombay High Court is slated to deliver its verdict this week on an appeal filed by actor Salman Khan against the five year sentence awarded to him in the 2002 hit-and-run case.

The Bombay High Court today raised several queries on the prosecution's case and the method in which investigation was carried out against Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which one person was killed and four were injured.

The Bombay High Court today directed its Registry to prepare afresh the paper-book - compilation of documentary evidence - of the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan by September7.

Maximum city has very little to offer to pavement dwellers who constitute a sizeable portion of its population. After the announcement of the verdict by the Bombay High Court on the 2002 hit-and-run case in which actor Salman Khan was acquitted, the focus has turned towards these people for whom a good night's sleep is only a faraway dream.

A much-relieved Salman Khan on Friday responded to the cheering fans gathered outside his residence by waving to them with three fingers, instead of a customary victory sign of two fingers, apparently alluding to his famous dialogue in the Hindi film 'Jai Ho'.

Mumbai sessions court judge DW Deshpande, who convicted actor Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, made a number of observations about the actor's behaviour on the night of the accident, which killed one and injured four.

Actor Salman Khan, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for killing a man in a 2002 hit-and-run, need not be present when a court in Mumbai hears his plea for bail tomorrow.

Twelve years and numerous hearings later, the Salman Khan hit-and-run case finally ended yesterday with the Sessions court pronouncing the actor guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Actor Salman Khan was today sentenced to five years for killing a homeless man and injuring four others in a hit-and-run in 2002. He has been granted an interim bail till Friday by the Bombay High Court. The news came as a shock to many celebrities who showed their support to the Khan family. Many of them also took to twitter to express their views...