Again a delay stretches an already long trial proceedings of the hit-and-run case involving Bollywood star Salmaan Khan. The court has deffered the case till December 20 in the absence of Additional Chief Metropolitan D.A. Joshi. Salmaan has already been exempted from any further personal apperances in the court.
Earlier, Magistrate Joshi had taken a strict stand and had said that the court will be hearing the case every wednesday. The trial proceedings involves 64 witnesses, out of which only 5 have been examined over the period of 3 years. The absence of Joshi on this wednesday has further delayed the proceedings for more than a month’ s time.
On September 28th 2002, in sub-urban Bandra, Salmaan banged his car into a bakery,killing one and wounding four others. These four injured will be examined in the court at the next hearing. The whole saga proves that our judicial structure is still blind when it comes to celebrities and elite members of the society. And as the saying goes..”Justice delayed is justice denied”. Agree??
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