We track the live updates as a sessions court delivers the verdict in the 2002 hit and run case involving actor Salman Khan.

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In fact, he has been held guilty in all charges that were slapped against him.

Salman Khan has been convicted under the charges of culpable homicide, thirteen years after he is believed to have run over pavement dwellers killing one person. The judge told Salman Khan, "You were driving the car. You were under the influence of alcohol."

According to ANI, Salman Khan's lawyers have pleaded with the court that he be given a sentence of maximum two years, in consideration of the 'humanitarian work' that the star had undertaken in the past few years.

Salman has been human, lawyer seems to say, pleading for minimum sentence

Eros International, producers of Khan's upcoming film 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', has taken a beating. The moment the verdict came out, the companies shares started falling. Shares of Eros International declined by over four percent to Rs 388. The trialer of the multi crore film was set for release on 22 May. Media reports had earlier said Eros awaiting the verdict to freeze their plans for the film's distribution. With the conviction of the star, there could be some hiccups in the release of the film.

While falling Khan seems to have taken his associates down with him. First in line was Ashok Singh, Khan's driver who had sprung a surprise on the prosecution in the eleventh hour, claiming he was behind the accident. Now, perjury charges have been slapped on him.

Oh, there's collateral damage too! Salman's driver, Eros International are the victims

Though initial reports suggested that the quantum of punishment will be announced tomorow, Firstpost's Arun George, who is present at the court reports that the sentence will be announced today at 1.10 pm.

Now, we are not sure what that is and how the air inside the jail will worsen it, but that's what Salman Khan suffers from. His lawyers have submitted a certificate issued by a doctor to the court to plead for a light sentence.

Oops, Khan suffers from 'arteriovenus malformation in the setting of right trigeminal neuralgia'

Yes people, say hello to the new face of 'dabangg' - Judge Deshpande.

The Mumbai sessions court and judge DW Deshpande has sentenced Salman Khan to five years in jail for the 2002 hit-and-run case. He will be taken into custody now and the police will decide which jail he will be placed in. Reports suggest that he may be taken to the Arthur Road jail tonight. Khan can appeal to the high court but not before he is taken to jail. The court has also ordered Khan to stop paying compensation to the victim's family.

Speaking to the media, prosecution lawyer Abha Singh said that the day's verdict proves that no one is above law. She added that the court concluded that Khan was really driving the car. Another prosecution lawyer, Pradeep Gharat, said, "We tried our best to bring the truth to light. We wanted the accused to get maximum punishment so that no one dares to repeat a crime like that."

Phew. Did you ever accuse Sajid Khan films of being dumbest thing on the earth? Retract your statement, now!

"Suicide is crime so is sleeping on footpath..80% homeles film ppl strugld achievd stardom but never slept on footpath," he concludes.

"Mumbai ke road Aur footpath pe sone ka shauk hai ?? Y not at your village no vehicles to kill u.. Support @BeingSalmanKhan @sonakshisinha"

Now, we begin again. Here's what all he said later.

*Moment of silence as you find ways to douse the fire in your head. We suggest, cold water and reporting the singer as a spam bot*

To keep the gender balance right, singer Abhijeet jumped in, making sure Farah Khan Ali was not the only one looking like a twit.

Have you just cramped your jaw because it hung open for too long, in shock? Okay, there's more. So brace for it.

And then, oh my god, a desi Mary Antoinette just jumped out of Twitter at you. "No one should be sleeping on the road or footpath. It is dangerous to do that just like it is dangerous to cross tracks."

Then, when the government had just started to say WTF aloud, she said, "It's like penalising a train driver because someone decided to cross the tracks and got killed in the bargain. #salmankhancase

First she said, "The govt should be responsible for housing ppl.If no 1was sleeping on d road in any other country Salman wuld not have driven over anybody."

The brilliant Bollywod reaction brigade was led by Farah Khan Ali. Farah, who? Jewellery designer to the stars, Susanne Khan's sister and DJ Aqueel's wife. Now, what did she say? Okay, the right question would be, what did she not?

Who knew such horror was in the offing. I mean, really! If your brains haven't melted and your eyes haven't burnt out, you are right in expecting a call from the Avengers, asking you to join their team.

Meanwhile Times Now reports that the HC is to hear Salman's bail plea at 4 pm.

And even as Bollywood cries over Salman Khan's verdict, his sister and lawyer have reached the Bombay High Court to move a bail application. They will approach Justice Thipsay according to ANI reports.

Salman's lawyer and sister reach High Court, will try for his earliest bail. #SalmanVerdict

Salman's lawyer move HC for bail application, will appeal for the bail in front of Justice Thipsay.

Meanwhile Times Now reports that the HC is to hear Salman's bail plea at 4 pm.

And even as Bollywood cries over Salman Khan's verdict, his sister and lawyer have reached the Bombay High Court to move a bail application. They will approach Justice Thipsay according to ANI reports.

There is an enormous difference between being a criminal and being human. True justice is then served. Keep d faith @BeingSalmanKhan

I can only respond emotionally just now...my thoughts and prayers are with Salman and his family today....I wish them strength....

And if Abhijit's Twitter rant wasn't enough, now "emotional" Karan Johar has tweeted showing support for Salman Khan. Meanwhile Sushmita Sen says, "There is an enormous difference between being a criminal and being human." We would like to suggest two other kinds of people to Sen: ones who get drunk and run over people and ones who don't. The first should be in jail.

One of the victims of the 2002-hit-and-run case tells CNN-IBN "God has punished him. But what will we do with a punishment? I need compensation."

Bollywood actress and Lok Sabha MP Hema Malini reacted to Salman Khan's conviction saying, "He is a wonderful person, this verdict will sadden his fans, but we cannot contradict the court's verdict."

The hearing of his plea has been postponed to 4.30 pm.

Salman Khan's lawyers have moved the Bombay HC seeking bail in the 2002-hit-and-run case. According to NDTV reports senior lawyer Harish Salve will argue for the actor.

We are happy with #SalmanVerdict , but we should also be given compensation: Mohd Kalim (Victim of Hit & Run case) pic.twitter.com/9fVV5BWSmL

What another 2002-hit-and-run case victim has to say on the verdict

We are happy with #SalmanVerdict , but we should also be given compensation: Mohd Kalim (Victim of Hit & Run case) pic.twitter.com/9fVV5BWSmL

What another 2002-hit-and-run case victim has to say on the verdict

High Court granted 2days interim bail to Salman Khan since judgment copy was not given in time to court #SalmanVerdict

The next bail hearing is on 8 May.

Now reports suggest that Salman Khan has been given interim bail for two days by the Bombay High Court.

While Salman was supposed to be taken to the Arthur Road jail today, he got relief when the Bombay High Court granted him 2 days of interim bail.

As his car drove out of the gates, a sea of photographers and fans followed. The actor was acompanied by his sisters Alvira and Arpita. His brother Sohail was also by his side.

Actor Salman Khan, who was sentenced to five years in prison by the Mumbai's sessions court, has finally left the court premises after 8 hours.

The complainant said that the singer has hurt sentiments of the people with his comments and legal action against him was necessary, police said.

"We have not registered any FIR so far and has kept the complaint for a probe," Station House Officer of Jhotwara police station Shiv Kumar Bharadwaj told PTI.

However, the police has not registered any FIR yet.

A city based activist Suraj Soni submitted the written complaint to Jhotwara police station seeking FIR against the singer for his comments.

A written complaint was today filed against Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya for his controversial comments regarding the court's verdict which held Salman Khan guilty in the 2002 hit-and-run case.

A sessions court is all set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who is charged with killing one person and injuring four by ramming his SUV into a bakery shop in suburban Bandra 13 years ago.

Police have geared up to provide tight security in the court to restrain the actor's fans from entering the premises with a view to avoiding overcrowding, sessions court sources said.

Only mediapersons, lawyers and the court staff would be allowed inside the court, the sources said.

Judge DW Deshpande had declared last month that he would pronounce the verdict on 6 May.

He also summoned the actor to remain present in the court at 11.15 AM on the day.

The prosecution and defence concluded arguments on 21 April in the trial which was conducted afresh after a Magistrate added the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and referred the case to the sessions court.

The culpable homicide offence, which provides for punishment upto 10 years, can be tried only by a sessions court and not by a magistrate. Earlier, the magistrate was trying Khan for rash and negligent driving, an offence under IPC which attracts punishment upto two years.

Khan, 49, pleaded he was not driving the car at the time of mishap and that his driver Ashok Singh was behind the wheel. This has been corroborated by Singh who appeared as defence witness.

However, prosecution led by Pradeep Gharat alleged that Khan was driving after consuming 'Bacardi Rum' in a bar. The actor, on the other hand, argued he was having a glass of water and not alcohol. While prosecution pleaded that there were three persons in the car -- Salman, his police bodyguard Ravindra Patil and singer friend Kamal Khan, the actor argued that there was a fourth person, the actor's driver Ashok Singh.

A court had in 2013 framed charges in a fresh trial against Khan for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.The prosecution examined 27 witnesses to prove its case.

Khan's lawyer Srikant Shivade argued that post-mortem report of the deceased suggested that he had received crushing injuries and it had been caused when a crane called by police could not lift the heavy SUV in one go and dropped it on the victims.

The defence lawyer argued that the mishap had occurred as the car crashed into a shop after its left tyre had burst. He also alleged that road was being repaired near the shop where the mishap occurred and stones were scattered at that place.

The prosecution said it was relying upon the statement given by Khan's police bodyguard Ravindra Patil to police saying he had warned the actor not to drive in a rash and negligent manner but he did not heed his advice.

Patil, who passed away during the trial, had also said that Khan was under the influence of liquor when he met with the accident. However, he has not said a word about Khan's claim that his driver Ashok Singh was behind the wheel.

Khan's lawyer argued that the evidence of Ravindra Patil, an eyewitness, should be discarded as he had passed away and was not available for cross examination.

On the other hand, the prosecution argued his evidence should be considered as he had seen Khan driving the car and was a key witness.

The defence lawyer also argued that the police hadn't obtained finger prints from the steering wheel to find out who was driving the car.

According to the prosecution, Khan's rash driving claimed the life of Nurullah Mehboob Sharif and injured Kalim Mohammed

Pathan, Munna Malai Khan, Abdullah Rauf Shaikh and Muslim Shaikh.

However, Khan claimed that he was not driving the Toyota Land Cruiser and it was his driver Ashok Singh who was behind the wheel. He said "Ravindra Patil was a liar and was sleeping in the car at the time of mishap."

The defence lawyer also disputed the prosecution's claim that it took 30 minutes for Khan to drive his car from J.W Marriot Hotel to the accident spot at a speed of 90 kms per hour after taking drinks on 28 September, 2002.

The lawyer argued that it would not take him 30 minutes because the distance between the two destinations is not much. It would take Khan only ten minutes, he said, adding that the prosecution's case was "false".

The prosecution also alleged that Khan was driving the car without a licence. It produced RTO records to show that the actor had procured a licence only in 2004, two years after the mishap.

The actor, however, pleaded that this was not the first licence obtained by him.

The court would also pass order tomorrow on an application filed by activist Santosh Daundkar alleging that police had committed perjury (giving false evidence) by examining a wrong set of doctors and delaying the trial by three years.

The application alleged that police had not examined a key witness -- Kamaal Khan, singer and friend of Khan -- who was in the car along with the actor at the relevant time.



Khan is facing charges under provisions of IPC, Motor Vehicles Act and Bombay Prohibition Act.

He is charged under IPC sections 304 part II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) which attracts upto 10 years in prison; 279 (rash and negligent driving) which stipulates six months jail; 337 & 338 (causing hurt by act endangering life and causing grievous hurt respectively) with punishment up to two years, and 427 (mischief causing damage to property) with maximum punishment of upto two years.

Under Motor Vehicle Act, the actor is charged with Sections 34 (a), (b) read with 181 (driving vehicle in contravention of rules) and 185 (driving at great speed after consuming alcohol).

Khan is also charged under sections of Bombay Prohibition Act relating to driving under influence of alcohol with maximum six months' jail.

PTI