Jodhpur court rejects Salman Khan’s plea to call officials in Arms case

He had produced a notice issued by the then DCP and DM of Mumbai on September 29, 1999, which had asked Khan why his licence should not be cancelled. The defence wanted to prove before the court that since the incident occurred in 1998, the licence of Khan’s arms was well in force citing the notice by the officials in 1999, and sought to summon the then DCP and DM as witness with the relevant documents.

However, the Public Prosecutor N K Sankhla protested the plea saying the notice was meant for suspension of the licence and did not pertain to the expiry of the licence, which had expired long before the incident took place.

Admitting the arguments of the prosecution, Judge Anupama Bijlani rejected Khan’s petition to summon the officers as witness.

Salman Khan’s sister Alvira had arrived in Jodhpur on Tuesday with the copy of the notice to be produced in the court and was present in the court on Wednesday during the arguments on the plea.