The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted permission to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who is currently on bail after convicted in the 2002 hit-and-run case, to travel abroad for three days to attend a Bollywood awards function in Dubai.
After hearing an application filed by Salman’s lawyer Niranjan Mundargi, Justice Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi allowed the actor be allowed to visit Dubai from May 27 to 29 to attend Indo—Arab Bollywood Awards’ show scheduled for May 29.
Being a convict, it is obligatory on the part of Salman to inform the Indian Consulate in Dubai about his entry and exit. That was why had moved the high court to seek permission to go abroad. Allowing the actor’s application, the Judge ruled: “Since the applicant is ready to abide by the conditions, his application deserves to be allowed”.
“Salman shall furnish his travel plan, flight timing and number, address of the place where he will be staying in Dubai, his contact details including mobile number and landline number to the investigating agency,” the Judge noted.
Justice Phansalkar—Joshi directed Salman to furnish additional cash security of Rs two lakh before the trial court prior to leaving the country. The Judge asked the actor to surrender his passport within 12 hours of his return from Dubai to Mumbai.
On May 6, Salman convicted and sentenced by a Sessions Court to five years’ imprisonment in the long-drawn 2002 hit-and-run case, but was hours later granted an interim bail till May 8 by the Bombay HC.
Subsequently on May 8, the Bombay HC suspended the actor’s sentence in the hit-and-run case, admitted his appeal against conviction and granted him bail, pending the hearing and disposal of the appeal.