Salman Khan was finally acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court in the blackbuck and chinkara poaching case on Monday. Here's the detailed timeline of the entire case.
After a battle that spanned for around 18 years, the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur on Monday has finally acquitted actor Salman Khan in the blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases. Salman had appealed before the High
Court challenging the lower court`s verdict that had handed him one and five years' imprisonment, respectively, in the two separate cases of poaching.
Salman had also spent days in jail in 2007 after he landed in Jodhpur from Mumbai to surrender in the blackbuck poaching case. On August 24, 2007, he lost an appeal against a five-year prison term given by a lower court.
Appeals of Khan against sentence in the two cases relating to poaching of Chinkaras in Bhawad and Mathania was allowed by the high court which acquitted him in both the cases. Justice Nirmal Jit Kaur rejected the plea of the state government against the actor.
Salman Khan blackbuck poaching case timeline
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October 1, 1998
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The actor is accused of hunting and killing two Chinkara deer and a black buck while shooting for his film Hum Saath Saath Hain in Rajasthan.
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December 12, 2005
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The chief judicial magistrate of Jodhpur BK Jain issued a non-bailable warrant against him for not appearing in the court.
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December 15, 2005
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The Bombay High Court granted interim relief by cancelling non-bailable warrant. Hearing his plea, Justice S C Dharmadhikari granted him a protection period till December 20 regarding the implementation of the warrant.
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February 27, 2006
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Jodhpur court read out charges against Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre.
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April 10, 2006
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Chief judicial magistrate awarded 5 years RI to the actor.
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August 25, 2007
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He was arrested and sent to jail shortly after he landed in Jodhpur from Mumbai to surrender in the blackbuck poaching case. On August 24, 2007, he lost an appeal against a five-year prison term given by a lower court.
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January 24, 2013
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Actor got a partial relief as the Supreme Court refused to accept a Rajasthan government's plea for re-invoking the charge of rioting in the black buck killing case.
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May 15, 2013
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Rajasthan High Court rejected a revision petition filed by state government seeking additional charges against him under Arms Act.
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November 12, 2013
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Rajasthan High Court stayed his 2006 conviction in the case and paved way for him to apply for a British visa.
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July 9 , 2014
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The Supreme court issued a notice to him on Rajasthan government's plea challenging a High Court decision, which had stayed his conviction in a black buck hunting case. A bench headed by Justice S J Mukhopadhaya asked Khan, who was sentenced to undergo five-year jail term by a trial court, to file his response within four weeks.
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October 28, 2014
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A prosecution witness Sheraram identified actresses Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu, Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan where he saw Salman Khan driving the vehicle with Saif Ali Khan sitting in the front seat and the three actresses sitting behind with them
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January 14, 2015
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The SC held that a foreign country's denial of entry visa to a person, who is convicted under the Indian law, cannot be a ground for stay of his conviction and set aside Rajasthan High Court's order which suspended Bollywood actor Salman Khan's conviction in the blackbuck killing case so that he could travel to UK
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April 29, 2015
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Salman appeared before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate CJM to record his statement in a case relating to Arms Act
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November 16, 2015
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Rajasthan HC starts hearing the appeal filed by Salman Khan against the sentencing awarded to him by a lower court
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May 13, 2016
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Rajasthan HC completes the hearing the appeal
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July 25, 2016
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The Rajasthan high court acquits Salman Khan in the Jodhpur blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases
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