The court is likely to issue order in hit-and-run case soon
By Sreekanth A Nair
The Supreme Court of India on Friday rejected a petition demanding the cancellation of bail granted by Bombay High Court to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the infamous hit-and-run case of 2002.
The petition was filed by Sushila Himmatrao Patil, who is the mother of police constable Ravinder Patil, who was the bodyguard of Khan when the incident happened. Ravinder Patil died in 2007.
Sushila Himmatrao Patil had also requested the court to make her a party in the case.
The prosecution on Thursday completed its arguments in the hit-and-run case before the Bombay High Court by reiterating that Salman Khan was drunk when he ran his Toyota Land Cruiser over men sleeping on a footpath in suburban Bandra on the night of September 28, 2002.
On May 6, the trial court had found Salman guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced his for a five-year term in jail, against which he filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court.
Justice AR Joshi is hearing Salman’s appeal against the verdict. The court is expected to issue an order soon.