Salman Khan's conviction in lethal attempt at manslaughter hurled: Cleared of hit and run

Salman Khan

Bollywood star actor, Salman Khan, who was confronting an extensive jail sentence for a lethal attempt at manslaughter, got a relief when the Mumbai High Court hurled out his conviction.

The High Court said he can't be discovered blameworthy taking into account the proof exhibited.

"On premise of proofs delivered by the arraignment, the appealing party can't be sentenced, regardless of how distinctively the normal man considers," the court said.


Khan, one of India's most bankable stars, was sentenced by a lower court on May 6 to five years in jail for professedly running more than a few men mulling over a Mumbai asphalt, and slaughtering one of them.

 The high court's choice will without a doubt be welcome news to the Indian film industry. His nonattendance could have taken a toll the business more than $31 million, exchange experts say.

The 49-year-old Khan's stature in Bollywood can't be exaggerated. He is Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and George Clooney moved into one - overflowing sex offer and machismo in the more than 80 motion pictures he's featured in.

In its rundown of the most attractive man on the planet, People Magazine once set him at no. 7. He has an out of control fan base (with 15 million Twitter adherents), and has appreciated an unfathomable two-decade rule at the top.

The attempt at manslaughter {Hit and Run}

The attempt at manslaughter occurrence occurred outside a Mumbai pastry kitchen over 12 years back, in September 2002.

Khan at a Performance

Prosecutors said Khan kept running more than five dozing men in the wake of losing control of his games utility vehicle. He was coming back from a bar following a night of drinking, they said.

One of the casualties was slaughtered; the others harmed.

The on-screen character fought he wasn't the driver. Prosecutors said he cleared out the scene after the accident.

The High Court scrutinized the record of Khan's bodyguard, a key indictment witness. The bodyguard, Ravindra Patil, was the person who told powers Khan was driving plastered.

Patil kicked the bucket in 2007.

"Ravindra Patil can't be viewed as a completely dependable witness," the court said.