New Delhi: A Mumbai court on Monday will hear actor Salman Khan's hit-and-run case of 2002. The court had on December 5 ordered for a fresh trial in the case. In his order, Sessions court judge DW Deshpande said all the witnesses would be examined and cross-examined again during the trial which would be put on fast-track mode. The prosecution is likely to give a new list of witnesses and evidence on Monday.
Earlier a court had ordered that Salman Khan be tried for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which attracts ten years of imprisonment. The actor had pleaded not guilty in court.
The July 24 order was a major setback to the actor, who was earlier tried by Bandra metropolitan magistrate court for a lesser charge of rash and negligent act causing death, under section 304 A of IPC, which attracts two years of imprisonment. Salman had requested that the earlier evidence presented in the case be disregarded.
One person was killed and four others were injured when the Land Cruiser, allegedly driven by Salman Khan, crushed a group of people sleeping on the pavement outside a bakery in suburban Bandra in the early hours on September 28, 2002.
Timeline:
September 28, 2002: Salman Khan's car ran into people asleep on a pavement. The incident occurred in Bandra, Mumbai. The accident killed one and injured four people.
October 6, 2006: The local court framed 10 charges against Salman
September 2, 2005: Trial against Salman Khan began
2006: Only one of the 39 witnesses turned up to testify
July 24, 2013: Salman Khan was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder
December 5, 2013: Court ordered fresh trial in the case
(With additional information from PTI)
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