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.
October 2006: Magistrate frames charges against Salman
Oct 3, 2007: Police bodyguard Ravindra Patil, who filed
the first FIR, dies of TB.
Oct 2011: Prosecution demands Salman Khan must be tried
December 23, 2013: Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate V S Patil, after examining 17 witnesses, invokes charge of culpable homicide not amounting to
murder on the actor and refers case to Sessions Court for trial.
June 24, 2013: Sessions Court holds that culpable
homicide charge is applicable, rejects Salman's appeal
against the order of Magistrate.
April 27, 2014: Fresh trial begins in Sessions Court,
July 24, 2014: Charges framed against Salman in fresh
July 2014: Files in the case disappear from Bandra Police Station. Original statements of 63 witnesses reported missing. Court orders inquiry.
September 12, 2014: Files found and produced before
Sept 2014: Pradeep Gharat appointed Special Public
March 25, 2015: Prosecution closes evidence after
Mar 27, 2015: Salman Khan's statement recorded under section 313 CrPC by Additional Sessions Judge D W Deshpande.
March 31: Salman's driver Ashok Singh examined as defence
witness, says he was driving the car and not the actor.
April 1: Prosecution beings arguments.
Apr 10: Salman's lawyer begins arguments.
Apr 20: Arguments conclude.
Apr 21: Court says it would give judgement on May 6.
May 6: Court delivers verdict, Salman is convicted.
(Published 06 May 2015, 06:33 IST)
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