HC to pronounce verdict in Salman case today

December 08, 2015 09:31

The Bombay high court has said it would give its ruling on the applicability of culpable homicide charge against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case and also on other key questions such as the admissibility of the statement of the actor's former bodyguard as evidence.

This was stated by Justice A R Joshi while giving dictation of the verdict in the open court in the appeal filed in the high court by Khan against the May 6 judgement of a Mumbai sessions court which sentenced him to a five-year jail term.

Justice Joshi said he would give a ruling on whether the statement of Ravindra Patil, an eyewitness and former police bodyguard of Salman, was admissible as evidence under Section 33 of Indian Evidence Act.

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