The Bandra court issued summons and a show-cause notice to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and the Mumbai police on Monday, following delays within the trial of the Bollywood actor in a 2002 hit-and-run case. At a press conference last month, lawyer Abha Singh had briefed the media about how Khan was manipulating the case with the assistance of the police.
Singh, a former bureaucrat and wife of former IPS officer Y P Singh had filed a petition within the Bandra court on November 2, and argued that while trials were promptly concluded in other sensitive cases, it had dragged on in Khan's case.
The complaint filed by Singh alleged that doctors unrelated to the case have been examined in court throughout the trial, on account of false information provided by the police to be able to cause delays.
On Monday, the extra chief metropolitan court in Bandra issued a notice during the senior inspector of police of the Bandra police station to Khan, asking him to stay present at court on December 27. Magistrate Vilas Patil also issued a notice to the Mumbai police, seeking an evidence for the delay.
Singh had demanded a high-level inquiry, stating that the police were abusing power and violating laws to give protection to Khan. She also showed documents of court proceedings, wherein the trial court had issued summons to 39 witnesses but police didn't serve summons to 24 of them.
TIMELINE
Sept 28, 2002: Salman Khan allegedly rammed his car right into a bakery in suburban Bandra and ran over people sleeping at the pavement, killing one person and injuring four
Oct 6, 2003: Local court framed ten charges against Khan, who pleaded not guilty
Sept 22, 2005: Trial against Khan begins
In 2006, 24 of the 39 prosecution witnesses to the incident weren't served summons, while others did not turn up, leaving only one witness to testify
Oct 8, 2012: Court rejects Khan's application to sell the auto he was driving throughout the incident
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
