Bollywood
actor
Salman
Khan
on
Thursday
was
given
an
another
chance
to
present
himself
before
the
court
of
the
Chief
judicial
Megistrate
in
Jodhpur
for
recording
his
statement
in
an
Arms
Act
violation
case.
Chief
Judicial
Magistrate
Anupama
Bijlani,
while
allowing
his
application
for
exemption
from
personal
attendance
on
Thursday,
asked
his
lawyer
to
ensure
Salman
Khan's
presence
on
the
next
date
of
hearing
on
April
29.
Salman
Khan
was
to
get
his
statement
recorded
on
Thursday
under
Section
313
of
CrPC
(power
to
examine
accused),
but
on
Thursday
his
counsel
H.M.
Saraswat
moved
an
application
seeking
exemption
from
personal
presence.
It
was
stated
in
application
that
the
actor
was
suffering
from
an
infection
in
his
ear
and
taking
medical
treatment.
However,
Salman's
sister
Alvira
was
present
in
the
court.
Salman's
lawyer
requested
the
court
to
allow
them
to
re-examine
five
witnesses
of
the
case.
He
told
court
that
after
three
eight-year-old
applications
of
the
prosecution
were
allowed
and
four
witnesses
examined
a
few
days
back,
the
scenario
of
the
case
has
changed.
However,
the
court
rejected
the
application
which
was
moved
on
Wednesday.
"We
may
avail
the
appropriate
legal
remedy
as
re-examination
of
the
witnesses
is
very
important
for
us
in
changed
circumstances,"
Salman's
advocate
Sarswat
said.
It
may
be
recalled
that
Salman
Khan
and
a
few
other
Bollywood
actors
were
accused
of
poaching
blackbucks
on
the
midnight
of
October
1-2,
1998,
during
the
shooting
of
Hindi
movie
Hum
Saath
Saath
Hain.
Two
blackbucks,
a
protected
animal
under
the
Wildlife
Protection
Act,
were
killed
on
the
outskirts
of
Kankani
village
near
Jodhpur.
Salman
Khan
is
accused
of
carrying
and
using
illegal
arms.
He
is
also
alleged
to
have
been
carrying
arms
with
expired
licence.
A
police
complaint
was
filed
against
him
on
charges
of
being
involved
in
hunting
the
protected
blackbucks.