Actor Salman’s case verdict: Salman’s case evidence not trusty; says HC

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The Bombay high court observed on Wednesday that the prosecution  has not been able “to prove beyond reasonable doubt” that Bollywood actor Salman Khan was driving the car or was under the influence of alcohol in 2002 during the vehicle met with an accident.
Justice AR Joshi said it was difficult to confide on the proof of late Ravindra Patil, the police bodyguard assigned to Salman who was in the vehicle the night the vehicle mowed down one track residential and injured four other people in Bandra West on September 28, 2002. Justice Joshi went on to say Patil was the only one who testified to having seen Khan drive the car, however, he was not a “wholly reliable witness” considering the numerous “improvements” he made in his version while his statement was being recorded. “Even if Patil’s statement has to be considered as partially reliable, there has to be corroboration in evidence which does not exist in this case,” Justice Joshi said. The court also observed that the prosecution had failed to prove that the left front tyre of Khan’s car had burst owing to the impact of the accident that night. Khan accepted that the left front tyre had burst when he was on Hill Road in Bandra and thus, the car had became out of control towards the left, thus, running over those sleeping on the pavement. Apparently, a wrong perception as created by the prosecution of Singh speaking up only after 13 years. This was highlighted by all and even the trial court got carried away by the idea of belated deposition,” justice Joshi said. “The examination of an eyewitness, especially when the case has very limited number of eyewitnesses, is incremental. But the conduct of the investigating agencies leads to the conclusion that they were not desirous of bringing kamal Khan before the court,” Joshi said.
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