Mumbai, Oct 06: A year after film actor Salman Khan rammed his vehicle in a suburban bakery, killing one person and injuring four, a local court today framed ten charges against him even as the actor pleaded not guilty. The charges were framed by Magistrate S Y Sishode who had summoned the actor to appear before him today. The proposed charges were read out to the actor by the prosecutor R S Khandekar.

Deposing before the court, the actor pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was represented by his lawyer Dipesh Mehta.

Earlier, the high court had dropped the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against Salman and directed the magistrate to frame other charges.
Salman is charged with IPC Sections 304-A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving) 337 (causing hurt) 338 (causing grievous injury) and 427 (causing damage by mischief).

He is also charged with Section 130 (1), 134 (A and B), 177 and 181 (3) of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Besides, the actor is charged with Section 66 (1B) of Bombay Prohibition Act, which prohibits driving after consuming liquor.

Salman was arrested on September 28 last year after he ran over his vehicle on persons sleeping outside a Bakery in in suburban Bandra. One person was killed and four others injured. He was later released on bail.
Salman is facing the trial for offence of rash and negligent driving and other offences which attract maximum two years jail term.

Bureau Report