Jessica case: Verdict on Shayan today

DAY OF RECKONING: Munshi had told the court he didn't knew what the FIR in Jessica case contained

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New Delhi: The Delhi High court will decide the fate of Shayan Munshi the main witness who turned hostile in the Jessica Lall murder case on Monday.

The court had earlier asked Munshi and 28 other witnesses why action shouldn't be taken against them for lying under oath in a court of law.

While the court accepted the answers of 26 witnesses the fate of Munshi and two others will be decided on Monday.

Earlier, Munshi had told the court he didn't knew what the FIR contained as he could not read Hindi.

Within hours after the model – who was serving as a bartender at Tamarind Court – was shot, it was Munshi who filed the FIR.

At that time, the actor clearly stated that he saw Manu fire two bullets, one in the air and the other at Jessica that hit her in the eye.

However, few months later, the struggling actor changed his version and said he did not understand Hindi and could not decipher the police statement he had signed on in a state of frenzy.

He also said that though it was Manu who fired at the ceiling, some other man – whom he could not identify – shot Jessica.

Under Section 340 of CrPC, hostile witnesses can be tried and prosecuted for perjury. Zahira Sheikh of the Best Bakery case was tried under the section.