Mumbai Sessions Court Additional Sessions Judge D. W. Deshpande will on May 6 announce the verdict in the road accident case involving Salman Khan.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, a day after the prosecution, led by special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat, and the defence team, led by Shrikant Shivade, completed their arguments on Monday.
Khan has been facing trial for the last 13 years over the crash that took place in Bandra in the early hours of September 28, 2002, which killed one person.
Nurullah Mehboob Sharif succumbed to his injuries and four others — Munna Malai Khan, Kalim Mohammed Pathan, Abdullah Rauf Shaikh and Muslim Sheikh — were injured.
Khan was charged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 304 II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), which attracts up to 10 years in prison; Section 279 (rash and negligent driving), which stipulates six months jail; Section 337 and 338 (causing harm by actions endangering life and causing grievous harm) with punishment up to two years; Section 427 (mischief causing damage to property) with a maximum punishment of up to two years.
Other charges include the Motor Vehicle Act, Section 34 (a), (b) read with 181 (driving a vehicle in contravention of rules) and 185 (driving at great speed after consuming alcohol with punishment of cancellation of driving licence); and sections of the Bombay Prohibition Act dealing with driving under the influence of alcohol, which attract maximum six months in jail.
