Here’s What Happened To The 3 People Who Were With Salman Khan On The Night Of The Crash

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Salman Khan's hit-and-run case appears to be straight out of a Bollywood thriller film. There's an accident, a controversy, changing statements and eerie re-appearances and disappearances of witnesses. But there seems to be no climax in sight. With the nation standing divided on one of the most complex cases in India, it all comes down to the eye witnesses of the case to re-affirm the verdict of the Mumbai sessions court.

But where are the 3 eye-witnesses and what do they have to say about the whole incident? Find out here:

Salman Khan Bail Plea: Lawyer Explains How The Actor Went From 'Convict' To 'Out On Bail'

In a country known for its elephantine justice system, Salman Khan's nearly-13-year-old hit-and-run trial has moved remarkably quickly in the past week. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to a five-year jail term. Hours later, he was granted interim bail for two days. Then, on Friday, amidst high drama at the Bombay High Court, his sentence was suspended as the judge directed him to surrender before the trial court and furnish a fresh bail bond of Rs 30,000.

Salman Khan's Sentence Suspended, Goes to Court to Get Bail

Actor Salman Khan leaving for sessions court in Mumbai
MUMBAI:  Actor Salman Khan will not go to jail for now in a hit-and-run case - the Bombay High Court suspended his five-year prison sentence today pending an appeal.


Here are the 10 latest developments in this story:

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1.  30,000 and has the right to seek permission to travel abroad.

The actor was not present in court when a judge said the 49-year-old can apply for bail with a bond of Rs 30,000 and has the right to seek permission to travel abroad.

Salman Khan Gets Five Years In Jail

Salman Khan was on Wednesday, May 6 sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a Mumbai sessions court, which convicted him of culpable homicide in the 2002 hit-and-run case, dealing a big blow to the Bollywood superstar.

Judge D W Deshpande, who held the 49-year-old actor guilty of "all charges", including driving under influence of liquor and not possessing a driving licence, pronounced the sentence after a 45-minute adjournment of the proceedings.

A big crowd, mostly of Salman’s fans, thronged around the court located in Fort area of south Mumbai.

The actor, who had fought back tears after being convicted, looked calm and composed as the judgement was read out to him in the presence of his close family members.

Salman Khan on his way to the sessions court. | Source: PTI