Mumbai: Even after 10 years from an accident in which Salman Khan was found involved, the case is yet to be solved, whether it is a tactic of time lapse or an authentic investigation is the matter of concern.

The Bandra magistrate in a mid-way trial referred the case to a higher court as it stated culpable homicide charges hence leveraging more time by the sessions court.

On which Bollywood actor Salman Khan attended the court on Monday November 18 and pleaded for a fresh trial before a sessions court in the hit-and-run case, saying the evidence produced earlier before a magistrate be discarded as he was now facing a more serious charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Salman’s lawyer Srikant Shivade argued that the actor had not been given an opportunity in the magistrate’s court to cross-examine, however the prosecution, opposed Salman’s plea saying that it was an attempt to delay the trial.

He further explained, “The magistrate had adduced evidence on the basis of the deposition given by the witnesses and hence, this evidence cannot be discarded.”
Judge DW Deshpande reserved his order till December 5 on Salman’s plea for a fresh trial.
One person was killed and four others were injured when the Land Cruiser, accused to be driven by Salman Khan, crushed a group of people sleeping on the pavement outside a bakery in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002.

After which on July 24, the session court charged Salman Khan for culpable homicide for which he may face a jail term up to 10 years and according to the Bandra magistrate  he was charged for rash and negligent driving which prescribed a two year jail term.

He was charged under section 304(2) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), sections 279 (causing death by negligence), 337 (causing hurt by an act), 338 (causing grievous hurt), 427 (causing damage or mischief to property) of IPC, and provisions of Motor Vehicles Act and Bombay Prohibition Act.