Jaipur. The hearing in the 28 year old case of Salman Khan’s black buck hunting has been postponed in the Rajasthan High Court. Salman Khan was given a five-year sentence by the Sessions Court, against which he appealed in the Rajasthan High Court. The appeal was to be heard in the bench of Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu, but citing personal reasons, he refused to hear the case and sent the matter for listing before another bench. Due to this, the hearing of the case has been postponed. Now the Chief Justice will decide in which bench this case will be heard.
In the black buck hunting case registered in 1998, a case was registered against Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Dushyant Singh at Luni police station. It is alleged that black buck was hunted on the night of 1 and 2 October 1998.
Earlier co-accused Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu were acquitted in the case, while Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison on 5 April 2018 under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife Protection Act. Later Salman Khan was released on bail.
The state government filed leave to appeal against the acquitted co-accused, while Salman Khan filed an appeal against his conviction. Earlier, a request was made to hear both the appeals together through transfer petition. Justice Manoj Kumar Garg had given instructions to list both the cases together after completing the pending process due to technical reasons. The bench of Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu refused to hear these appeals and sent the matter to the Chief Justice. Now the Chief Justice will decide in which bench the further hearing will be held. At present, both the appeals are pending.
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