Bollywood actor Salman Khan will now have to spend at least two more nights at the central jail here as the Rajasthan High Court on Monday deferred the hearing of his revision and bail plea till Wednesday.
Salman’s counsel had presented his petition before the court, seeking that it be heard on an urgent basis on Monday itself. The court, however said it would hear his petition on Aug 29.
“The court can call for records on Wednesday or grant him bail,” said Mahipal Bishnoi, counsel for the Bishnoi community, who considers the deer a sacred animal and launched protests against Salman. If the court calls for records from the lower courts, then the case can go on till Sep 3, he added. Salman has already spent two nights at the central jail in Jodhpur. The celebrity prisoner, who was sentenced to five years in prison for hunting an endangered deer nine years ago in a village near here, surrendered himself to Rajasthan Police on  Saturday, following an arrest warrant.
According to a source in the jail, the popular actor is not eating much, mosquitoes were troubling him and he had spent a sleepless second night in prison. A source close to Salman’s family said that his sisters Alvira and Arpita might seek permission from the court to tie him a rakhi in prison on Tuesday, when rakhi is celebrated.
Salman, who is prisoner No. 343 of Jodhpur central jail, once again had gur (jaggery), channa (roasted gram) and tea for breakfast on Monday. “He got up early in the morning, did some exercises and was offered the usual breakfast,” the source in the prison told IANS. He also is busy sketching, he added.
Meanwhile, some of his ardent fans prayed at the dargah of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer, hoping for his early release.On Sunday, Salman did have some reason to cheer, when three of his near and dear ones were allowed to visit him and spend over 20 minutes with him.
Jail authorities had given special permission to Salman’s brother Arbaz Khan, his sister Alvira and model-turned-actor and close friend Katrina Kaif to meet Salman.