2002 hit-and-run: Salman Khan skips court session, prosecution to continue arguments

New Delhi: In the ongoing trial of the infamous 2002 hit-and-run case, Salman Khan has reportedly been granted permission to not remain present during the proceedings. The court has given the permission owing to the actor's ongoing film shoot that is taking place in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

The public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat for the case has blown the claims that it was Khan's driver Ashok Singh who was driving the car on the ill-fated night. He is going to continue his arguments today against the same.



The hearing is going on in front of Judge D.W. Deshpande.

This is a re-trial of the September 28, 2002 accident case involving Salman's Toyota Land Cruiser which rammed into the American Express Bakery in Bandra west which killed one pavement dweller and injured four others.

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The prosecution has charged Salman with drunken driving and not possessing a valid licence, both of which he has denied.

Gharat made a strong pitch for the court to accept the statement of the late Ravindra Patil, the police bodyguard assigned to Salman, who was the complainant in the case.

The actor is facing charges of IPC Sec. 304(II) - which attracts a 10-year jail sentence, Sec. 279, Sec. 337, Sec. 338, Sec. 427, and under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

If proven guilty the actor may face up to a 10-year-long prison sentence.