Hearing of poaching case against Salman

Hearing of poaching case against Salman Khan deferred
27th Sept 2006 09.24 IST
By Agencies

A Jodhpur court on Monday adjourned to October 27 the hearing on two appeals filed by Salman Khan against his conviction in a blackbug hunting case as District and Sessions Judge G S Suaran was on leave.

Salman is exempted from personal appearance in the case as he is away in Bangkok for shooting of a film.

Salman's counsel H M Saraswat said hearing of the appeals would now took place on October 27 on account of leave of District Judge.

The appeals were filed by Salman in a poaching case in Bhawad in which he is sentenced to one year imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000 and another in Ghora Farm poaching case in which he is sentenced to five years in prison and fined Rs 25,000 by a Jodhpur court.

These cases were registered against Salman for poaching of the endangered Chinkara during the shooting of film 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' in 1998.