Rajasthan government to challenge acquittal of Saif Ali Khan, Tabu & Sonali Bendre in blackbuck case
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Ajay Parmar (THE TIMES OF INDIA; September 16, 2018)
Jodhpur: Rajasthan government will challenge the acquittal of Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam in the blackbuck poaching case in which Salman Khan was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on April 5.
Additional Advocate General (AAG) S K Vyas said, “I have received the law department’s sanction for an appeal against their acquittal. I will file the appeal in the high court next week.” The five actors, along with two others — a local travel agent Dushyant Singh and Salman Khan’s then assistant Dinesh Gawre — were accused of poaching the endangered animals at Johdpur’s Kankani village on the night of October 1-2, 1998. While Gawre is on the run, the rest underwent trial before Salman Khan was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000 and the others acquitted. The four actors and Singh were charged as co-accused and framed under section 51 of Wild Life Act, section 149 IPC and section 52 of the Wild Life Act for provoking the main accused Salman Khan to poach the animal. But the trial court acquitted them because of lack of evidence.
“Forest department wrote to state government for appealing against acquittals. The matter was referred to law department, which gave a nod to file appeal”, said Mahipal Singh, a prosecution counsels.
Jodhpur: Rajasthan government will challenge the acquittal of Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam in the blackbuck poaching case in which Salman Khan was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on April 5.Additional Advocate General (AAG) S K Vyas said, “I have received the law department’s sanction for an appeal against their acquittal. I will file the appeal in the high court next week.” The five actors, along with two others — a local travel agent Dushyant Singh and Salman Khan’s then assistant Dinesh Gawre — were accused of poaching the endangered animals at Johdpur’s Kankani village on the night of October 1-2, 1998. While Gawre is on the run, the rest underwent trial before Salman Khan was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000 and the others acquitted. The four actors and Singh were charged as co-accused and framed under section 51 of Wild Life Act, section 149 IPC and section 52 of the Wild Life Act for provoking the main accused Salman Khan to poach the animal. But the trial court acquitted them because of lack of evidence.“Forest department wrote to state government for appealing against acquittals. The matter was referred to law department, which gave a nod to file appeal”, said Mahipal Singh, a prosecution counsels.
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