Salman Khan's bail plea granted in Blackbuck Poaching Case
Actor Salman Khan was granted bail by a district and sessions court of Jodhpur in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case in which he has been sentenced to five years in jail.
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Salman Khan, who had spent two nights in the Jodhpur Central Jail after his sentencing on Thursday, was granted bail on a bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of like amount, Defence counsel Mahesh Bora said, adding he is likely to be released this evening once the papers are ready and sent to jail authorities.
District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi allowed Khan's plea for bail and suspension of the sentence so that he can file an appeal against his conviction and sentencing. The judge asked the actor to appear before the court after a month on May 7 when it will hear his plea for suspension of sentence.
The actor was convicted by a trial court and sentenced to five years in prison for killing two blackbucks during the shooting of "Hum Saath Saath Hain" here.
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