Salman Khan’s conviction in the 19-year-old blackbuck poaching case has come as a shocker to the entire nation. While his co-accused
Saif Ali Khan,
Tabu,
Neelam
and
Sonali Bendre have been acquitted, the actor has been sentenced to five-year jail term.
While many possibilities loom over what will happen next, his lawyer Anand Desai released an official statement. The lawyer states that although the judgement of the court comes as a surprise to them, they respect the decision of the honourable court.
Desai also raises a point over the acquittal of the five co-accused in the case which simply implies that Salman was out hunting alone in the middle of the night in a remote area outside
Jodhpur
.
The lawyer, at the end of his statement, mentions that they had appealed to the honourable Sessions Court for an urgent hearing today. However, the Sessions Court will hear an appeal for suspension of the sentence or bail at 10.30 in the morning tomorrow.
The ‘Dabangg’ actor is reportedly stationed at currently in the Jodhpur Central jail where he is likely to spend the night.
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