Salman Khan acquitted in 2002 hit-and-run case: Twitterati question high court's verdict

Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2015, 15:54 [IST]

Mumbai, Dec 10: The Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has now become a "Free Bird" today (Thursday, Dec 10).

All charges against the actor in connection with infamous 2002 hit-and-run case have been dropped by the Bombay High Court which has delivered its final verdict today.

Quashing all the charges against the actor, the Bombay high court on Wednesday said it has "come to conclusion that the prosecution has failed to bring material on record to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant (Salman Khan) was driving and under the influence of alcohol, also, whether the accident occurred due to bursting (of tyre) prior to the incident or tyre burst after the incident ..."

No sooner than the news of Salman Khan's verdict broke, social media was flooded with reaction with some supporting the actor while most others were seen criticising the court's judgement.

Here are a few such tweets:

😂😂 Congo Salman bhaii :P Happy 4 ur Family ....... #SalmanVerdict https://t.co/dGzNnqShVD
— Vishnu ᴰᶦᶫʷᵃᶫᵉ (@RoyalViraTian) December 10, 2015

Mubarak to all Bros Fans!! They Love Salman Bro to death and always stand by him! He has BIGGEST & Strongest Fan Base ever👍😍#SalmanVerdict
— SalmanKhanLicious (@SalluLicious) December 10, 2015

Finally we know ! The car was drunk .#SalmanVerdict
— Anjana Om Kashyap (@anjanaomkashyap) December 10, 2015

Congratulations @BeingSalmanKhan. A sigh of relief finally. #SalmanVerdict. Justice prevails at the end!
— Ketan Gupta (@ketansgupta) December 10, 2015

The #SalmanVerdict is so biased that even the High Court judge must have been like, "Bhai ne bola gadi nai chalaya, matlab nai chalaya".
— Raunak (@MeraHandle) December 10, 2015

#SalmanVerdict SadDay,in an open court an offendr is set free,surprised2c HC setaside sessions court @Abha_ypsingh pic.twitter.com/9j03ZC6oDm
— VIBHUTI (@victorvibhu) December 10, 2015

#SalmanVerdict has given me faith in Indian judiciary. ROFLOLOLHAHA *Applies for more loan*
— Vijay Mallya (@thevijaymalllya) December 10, 2015

One "secret" revealed?! Subhash Ghai tells @ibnlive that Salman didnt marry for so many years because of pending case! #SalmanVerdict
— ananya dasgupta (@ananyadg) December 10, 2015

On a serious note - #SalmanVerdict is victory of Factual Objectivity over Humanitarian Ethics #Realism
— Nitin Chavan (@a20nitin) December 10, 2015