Mumbai, Mar 19: On a prosecution's plea, a sessions court today adjourned to March 31 an application moved by actor Salman Khan for dropping charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a hit-and-run case. In a related development, the court called for the records of another sessions court which had rejected Salman's bail on the ground that prima facie a case had been made out against him for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Public prosecutor R V Kini opposed Salman's plea to drop charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder saying he had prior knowledge that his rash and negligent act of driving the vehicle would be dangerous and might take lives of people. Salman was booked in a hit-and-run case on September 28 last year after his vehicle rammed into a bakery killing one person and injuring four others. Police alleged that the actor was at the wheel and was under the influence of liquor. Salman was first arrested on the charge of rash and negligent driving and released on bail. Later, he was charged with a more serious offence, culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 Part II IPC). The actor was again arrested and released on bail.
Salman, however, denied the charge.


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