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Salman Khan declared guilty in the Hit and Run case

Salman Khan declared guilty in the Hit and Run case

Charges against Salman Khan have been proved. Salman Khan has been declared guilty in the Hit and Run case. Charges against Salman Khan stand. He is guilty of all charges in the hit and run case. The Court observed that it was Salman who was driving the car. The Court also said that Salman was also driving the car without a license. Further it went on and said that Salman was under the influence of alcohol. The maximum sentence can go up to ten years. The case will now move to the Upper Court.There is a furor both outside and inside the courtroom.Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was today convicted by a Mumbai sessions court of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the 2002 hit and run case with all charges proved against him and can face upto 10 years in jail.The judgement in the over 12-year-old case, whose trial saw many twists and turns, was delivered by Judge D W Deshpande where the 49-year-old actor and his family were present.Significantly, the court held that Salman was driving under the influence of alcohol and also did not have a driving license.The court relied upon judgements in Alistair Pereira and Nikhil Nanda BMW case of Delhi while convicting Salman.It also asked what he had to say on the verdict to which he denied charges saying he was not driving the car at the time of mishap.