Bollywood star Salman Khan appeared before a district sessions court in Jodhpur on 4 August, to sign a bail bond in relation to the long-standing black buck case.
Speaking to ANI, his lawyer, Hastimal Saraswat, however said that it was not necessary for him to have come to the court, as there was no questioning scheduled.
Court had asked us to deposit bond of Rs 20,000 which we’ll deposit today. There’ll be no questions & answers only bail bond has to be submitted. It is not essential for accused to be present.
Salman was earlier acquitted in the 18-year-old Arms Act case by the Chief Judicial Magistrate by giving him the benefit of doubt.
The charges leveled against Salman were that he had illegally used weapons to kill two black buck deer in Jodhpur while shooting for Hum Saath Saath Hai in 1998. But there wasn't enough evidence to prove that the actor had indeed used his weapons to hunt.
The Rajasthan government appealed against the court's acquittal, the hearing for which will begin today at the sessions court.
(With inputs from ANI and NDTV)
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