Blackbuck, Hit & Run Cases: Legal woes of Salman piling on Posted by: Maitreyee Published: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 13:57 [IST] Ads by Google Android Smartphone @ 3999  Buy IDEOS with Tata Docomo & get Free Talktime & Data worth Rs. 1500 tatadocomo.com/3g-Ideos-MobilePhone Find Muslim Life Partner  By The Grace of Allah On No.1 Muslim Matrimony site MuslimMatrimony.com/Register Mumbai, March 23: Bollywood films are known to promote the theory of good prevailing over evil. Now, it is the turn of "real" to imitate the "reel". After actor Sanjay Dutt, it the turn of Salman Khan to prepare himself to face the law for "crimes" committed by him. The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 21 upheld actor Dutt's conviction under the Arms Act, but reduced his sentence from six to five years in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. On Saturday, March 23 a Jodhpur court framed fresh charges against four of the accused and Salman's film industry colleagues in the 14-year-old-long Blackbuck poaching case. The court of chief judicial magistrate, Jodhpur, Saturday read out charges against four Bollywood stars -- Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Saif Ali Khan. However, the court stopped itself from reading the charges against Salman, the main accused of the case, as he was not present in the court. Earlier, Salman got exemption from appearing in the court on the ground that he had to be out of the country for medical treatment. "Salman Khan was not present in the court today (Saturday) as he in not in the country and has gone overseas for treatment," Hastimal Saraswat, Salman Khan's counsel, said. The next court hearing on charges against Salman will be held on April 27. The charges against the accused have been framed under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 relating to hunting and inciting to poach blackbucks, an endangered species. The actors are likely to face imprisonment of up to six years if they are sentenced guilty by the court. Moreoevr, Salman will appear in person before a Sessions Court in Mumbai in the 2002 hit-and-run case on March 25. The 47-year-old actor will return from the USA on Saturday (March 23) night to appear before the Court on Monday (March 25). On the fateful night of September 28, 2002, the actor allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol had run over his Toyota Land Cruiser on homeless people who were sleeping on the pavement. In the accident one person was killed and four were injured. OneIndia News Topics: salman khan, mumbai, law, jodhpur, death, crime, court, bollywood More from Oneindia Mandira Bedi’s topless photo shocks many Saif Ali Khan fights again, thrown out of Lucknow airport BCCI says no to Sachin Tendulkar's request Salman Khan finally speaks up on Katrina Kaif beating incident! Italian Marines: Subramanian Swamy steals credit from Sonia From Around The Web Viewpoint: What if women ruled the world? (BBC) The Person of the Year: The Whistleblower (Corruption, Crime & Compliance) Why does the world target Israel? (ynetnews.com) Obama In Israel: He Came, He Spoke, They Swooned (The Daily Beast) Chinese factories struggle to keep staff (Financial Times) Recommended by Other articles published on March 23, 2013 Write a comment   Your name: Email: Will be displayedWill not be displayed Security code: 136703   Post to Facebook  Post to Twitter User Comments [ Post Comments ] Be the first to comment on this article. Subscribe Newsletter India News WB: HS examinees create ruckus Aarushi Talwar murder: Rape angle erupts Terrorist arrest: Omar rushes to Delhi Acharya Habba 2013: Highlights on Day 1 Earth Hour is 2 billion people event How women politicians trivialise rape Del, JK cops differ on terrorist's plan Sanjay Dutt and his confession to crime Saif reveals story behind airport spat Legal woes of Salman Khan piling on + Show More  News Archives Looking for Android phones in the range of Rs.5,000 to Rs.15,000. Best deals HERE People Talk narendra kapooron'Not Sonia, another woman claimed to be Rajiv Gandhi's wife' Bir Singh YadavonNot Sanjay Dutt, real issue is to probe Bollywood-dons links PaddyonNeighbours ganging up against India? Pak backs Sri Lanka ImayanonSanjay innocent? Why Katju, Jaya are wrong to contest SC RajatonSanjay innocent? Why Katju, Jaya are wrong to contest SC How to make flower from lamasa 

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