New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to July a petition filed by the Maharashtra government challenging the acquittal of actor Salman Khan in the 2002 hit and run case. A bench headed by Justice J.S. Khehar also adjourned the petition filed by the widow and son of the victim in the accident as well as a fresh petition from one of the injured, Muslim Niyamat Shaikh. The court said all petitions will be heard along with the appeal filed by Maharashtra. The state had argued that Salman Khan’s acquittal was a miscarriage of justice, “perverse” and a travesty of justice.
It said Salman Khan was drunk and was driving the Land Cruiser which killed a person sleeping on the pavement. He knew he should not be driving under the influence of alcohol.
It said the theory that the car was being driven by Mr Khan’s driver, who surfaced after 13 years, should be discarded.
