Dec 18 next hearing date in Salman poaching case

Jodhpur, Nov 2 (UNI) Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Satish Shah and eight other accused today appeared at the Rajasthan High Court here.

Salman also appeared before the District and Sessions court in connection with his appeal against five year imprisonment and Rs 50,000 fine sentence in the second Ghoda Farm poaching case. The court has fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing in this case.

Earlier in the day, Salman along with eight others appeared before deputy registrar, judicial Sudhir Sharma in connection with the killing of two black bucks in Bhavad village in Mathania region.

It is to be noted that chief judicial magistrate had sentenced Salman to one year imprisonment and Rs 5,000 as fine in the Mathania poaching case on February 17,2006. The court had acquitted other accused in the case. The prosecutor had appealed to the High Court saying the sentence is lenient.

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