Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) A sessions court here on Tuesday directed Bollywood actor Salman to record his statement on the prosecution evidence in the 2002 hit-and-run case retrial from March 27.
Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande passed the order after discussing it with prosecutor Pradeep Gharat and Salman's lawyer Shrikant Shivade.
The actor's statement will be recorded under the Criminal Procedure Code's Section 313, in which he will be able to put his side of the story.
One person was killed and four others were injured when the vehicle ran over some pavement dwellers early hours of September 28, 2002 outside a bakery in suburban Bandra.
The court would take the opportunity to question Salman on various aspects of the trial, while the actor will be able to put up his defence to the evidences produced before the court by prosecution.
Till date, around 25 witnesses have given evidence in the case, while the case investigation officer Kishan Shengal is currently deposing before the court.
Salman, who was not present in the court on Tuesday, was arrested soon after the accident and later the case was tried before a magistrate's court for charges of rash and negligent driving, attracting a two year jail sentence.
However, a fresh trial was ordered after the enhanced charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was invoked, which stipulates a 10-year-long sentence.
There is a tremendous poster war going on between the political parties in the Himachal Pradesh a
A major accident occurred near Delhi's historic Red Fort on Monday evening. A car exploded near t
Fans of veteran actor Salman Khan are desperate to get a glimpse of him. Now the actor has create
Selective criticism of the judiciary in matters involving politicians is not good for democracy.
How much success did the Modi government get in making a self-reliant India?
During the parade on 26 January this year, the Department of Biotechnology in its tableau on the
India defeated the Netherlands by 17 runs, thanks to Shivam Dubey's brilliant batting and Varun C
The sky is cloudy in the Delhi-NCR region. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD
Uttar Pradesh Police has banned the entry of heavy vehicles coming from Bihar from Monday evening
Rohit Sharma calls R Ashwin, who broke Kapil Dev's record in Tests, the greatest player of all time
After winning the first Test under his captaincy, Rohit Sharma said, 'It was a good start and we
The date of the budget session of Parliament has been announced amid the increasing corona infect
