Mumbai, Two days after he was convicted and
sentenced to five years in jail in the 2002 hit-and-run case, actor Salman Khan
was today granted bail by a Mumbai sessions court after the Bombay High Court
suspended his sentence.
In keeping with the HC directive,
Salman surrendered before the sessions court and executed a fresh bail bond of
Rs 30,000.
Sessions judge D W Deshpande asked the
actor to furnish a surety of the like amount within two weeks.
The 49-year-old actor appeared much
relieved as he left the court for his Bandra home. Hundreds of exultant fans
gathered outside the court as the actor arrived to complete the legal
formalities.
As Salman, clad in blue denim jeans
and a white shirt, came out, the crowd cheered him.
Sessions court judge D W Deshpande had
on Wednesday sentenced Salman to five years’ rigorous imprisonment, but hours
later the high court gave him interim bail for two days.
After admitting his appeal against
conviction today, Justice Abhay Thipsay of the Bombay High Court suspended the
sentence and ordered grant of bail. The actor was asked to execute a fresh bail
bond. Justice Abhay Thipsay has posted the appeal for hearing on June 15.(Source- www.newsroompost.com)
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