A court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on Monday asked the subordinate court for its records about the revision plea Salman Khan made in his illegal possession and use of arms case.
Jodhpur District and Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas, while allowing the revision petition by Khan, ordered the summons of the record and set May 1 for a detailed hearing.
Khan and other Bollywood actors were accused of poaching black bucks on the night of October 1-2, 1998, during the shooting of the film Hum Saath Saath Hain.
The actor is also accused of carrying and using illegal arms as he was allegedly holding an expired licence. Through his advocate, Khan submitted an application on April 22 demanding a re-examination of five witnesses in the case.
It was argued by Khan’s counsel that after three eight-year-old applications of the prosecution were allowed and four witnesses examined a few days back, the scenario of the case has changed. However, this application was rejected by the court on April 23.
Challenging the decision, the actor approached the district and sessions court.
“The district court has admitted our revision petition for hearing and the next date of hearing has been fixed on May 1,” the actor’s advocate Hastimal Sarswat said over phone.
The court on April 23 had asked Khan to remain present before the court on April 29 for recording of his statement.
