Salman Khan is facing charges under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of the Indian Penal Code. Maximum punishment under Section 51 is six years
Bollywood star Salman Khan and other actors arrived in Jodhpur on Wednesday where a court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict in a 1998 Blackbuck poaching case, in which he is accused of killing two black bucks. Final arguments of the case were completed in the trial court on March 28, after which Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri had reserved the judgment for today. All actors, including Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam, will be present in the court for the pronouncement of the verdict. Salman Khan, 52, arrived from Mumbai in a chartered flight. Bendre, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu and Neelam also reached Jodhpur from Mumbai.
During the shooting of the film, Salman Khan went on an alleged hunting session with his co-stars and was accused of killing two blackbucks in Kankani in the intervening night of October 1-2, 1998. The killings angered the Bishnoi community, who protect wildlife with a zeal, and they filed a complaint against the actors and a local involved in the shooting. He was also charged for keeping an arm with an expired license and was charged under the Arms Act. Salman Khan was later acquitted in the arms case by a trial court.
Salman Khan is facing charges under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the other actors have been charged under Section 51 read with Section 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code. Maximum punishment under Section 51 is six years.
Live updates
* Police personnel deployed outside Jodhpur court ahead of the verdict in Blackbuck poaching case. Saif Ali Khan,Neelam & Sonali Bendre's lawyer says,'if they are found guilty then there is equal
punishment for all. Maximum punishment will be for six years and minimum one year.'
* Saif Ali Khan loses temper over media questions in Jodhpur
The other actors accused in the case, other than Salman Khan, too have been bombarded with questions.
On Wednesday, Saif Ali Khan got annoyed over media questions and snapped at his driver. In the video clip that has gone viral on social media, a bearded Khan is heard telling his driver, "Sheehsa upar karo aur reverse kar lo varna padegi ek (put the window up and reverse the car or else you will get slapped)".
* 2002 hit and run case: Khan was acquitted by the Bombay High Court in December 2015 after being found guilty in the case earlier that year; one person was killed and four injured in the incident.
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