Bollywood actor was on Tuesday asked by a sessions court to appear before it on March 27 for recording his statement on prosecution evidence in the 2002 hit-and-run case, in which he is charged with killing one and injuring four others by ram Salman Khan ming his car into a shop.
Khan's statement would be recorded under section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that allows the accused to tell the court his/her side of the story at the fag end of the trial. The judge would also get an opportunity to question the accused on certain aspects of the trial, while the latter will get a chance to present his defence on evidence put up by prosecution before the court, said prosecutor Pradeep Gharat.
Judge D W Deshpande passed the orders to this effect after consulting the prosecutor and defence lawyer Shrikant Shivade. About 25 witnesses have already given evidence in this case. Investigation officer Kishan Shengal is currently deposing before the court.
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