Following is the chronology of events in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which actor Salman Khan was convicted by a Mumbai court today.
September 28, 2002: Salman's white-colour Toyota Land Cruiser crashes into American Express Bakery at Hill Road at Bandra, killing one person and injuring four others. Sept 28: Salman's blood samples taken.
Sept 28: Salman arrested by Bandra Police, granted bail. October 1: Salman booked under provisions of IPC, MotorVehicles Act, 1988, and Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. Oct 2002: Mumbai Police invokes section 304-II of IPC i.eculpable homicide not amounting to murder which attractspunishment of jail term of 10 years.
Oct 7, 2002: Salman surrenders again before BandraPolice, he is arrested.
Oct 21, 2002: Mumbai Police files charge sheet in Bandramagistrate court. Oct 24, 2002: Salman granted bail. March 2003: Salman challenges application of section304-II of IPC in Mumbai sessions court. May 2003: Sessions court rejects the plea, asksmagistrate court to frame charges.
June 2003: Salman moves Bombay High Court, which opinesthat section 304-II of IPC not applicable in the case.
October 2003: Maharashtra government challenges Bombay HCorder in Supreme Court. December 2003: SC rules that the magistrate court maydecide whether section 304-II of IPC could be applied.
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