Appeal quashed, it's jail for Salman Khan

JAIL HOUSE SHOCK: Salman, seen here in a still from his latest release Marigold, will now be arrested.

    

WHAT HAPPENS NOW

Salman Khan has to be arrested immediately.

He has to be sent to jail.

His offence is bailable.

He can immediately appeal in the Rajasthan High Court.

There is no bar in the law that a person can't be sentenced in his absence.

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Flashback: The case

The actor had spent three days in the Jodhpur Central Jail after he was sentenced for shooting a Chinkara in 1998 while shooting for the film Hum Saath Saath Hain.

He was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped with a fine of Rs 25,000.

Khan has also been sentenced to one-year imprisonment in another poaching case of Bhawad and has filed an appeal against it.

But the hearing has not started as the record is pending with the Rajasthan High Court where the state government filed a plea for enhancement of the sentence.

Earlier, Salman's lawyers told CNN-IBN their case was strong.

“The court has initiated proceedings against the key eyewitness Gypsy driver Harish Dulani in this case, he went absconding right after giving his testimony. How can Salman be sentenced on the basis of the testimony of an absconder?” said the actor’s lawyer Hastimal Saraswat.

Salman's lawyers also said the forensic evidence found on the actor's car was inconclusive, and the case - registered under the Wildlife Protection Act - was filed by the police and not the forest department officials.

But the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan - that played a major role in the Salman's conviction - says the arguments aren't new.

“The strong evidence we presented before the court including the forensic report are solid. There are all possibilities that the court will reject Salman's appeal against his sentence,” said Bishnoi.