Salman Hit-and-Run case: Fresh paper-book given to HC

A revised paper-book - compilation of documentary evidence -- in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been convicted was placed before the Bombay High Court yesterday.
However, the court adjourned the hearing of Mr Khan's appeal to September 15 as his lawyer sought time to examine the newly-compiled papers.
A Paper-book is a compilation of evidence, documents and the lower court's orders/verdict, prepared by the High Court registry. It is given to both sides when appeal is heard.
Justice A R Joshi heard an appeal filed by Khan against the five-year sentence awarded to him on May 06 by the sessions court for ramming his car into a bakery in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four.(Also Read: Salman Hit-And-Run Case: Prepare Fresh Paper-Book, Says Bombay High Court)
Advocate Amit Desai, who is Khan's lawyer, had objected to the earlier paper-book. He said that some crucial documents were missing. So, the judge had directed it be prepared afresh.
Desai had said that apart from other things the paper-book did not have a document pertaining to a media interview given by Ravindra Patil, a policeman who was then Khan's bodyguard, and was in the car when the accident took place.
Patil, who died during the trial, had contradicted his own statement before the magistrate that the actor was driving the car in a drunken state, an application filed by Khan's lawyer said.
The missing document was vital for the defence to prove that Patil was not telling the truth, the application said.
Khan, who is on bail, did not visit the court on September 11. However, his sister Alvira was present, according to NDTV.

-- Saikat --