Bombay 8 may 2015: Bombay High Court has suspended bollywood actor Salman Khan’s five-year sentence in 2002 Hit and Run Case pending appeal, which will be heard in June.He has been on bail for a long time and his liberty was not curtailed.
Normally, in such cases, the appeal is admitted and an accused is granted bail, Justice Abhay M Thipsay said, while staying the 49-year-old actor’s conviction and granting him bail. The judge directed him to surrender before the trial court and furnish a fresh bail bond of Rs.30,000.
The interim bail granted to the actor by the high court two days ago has been extended and he will not be taken into custody pending disposal of his appeal against the lower court judgment, Gharat told media persons.