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This is an archive article published on March 4, 2015

Plea for Salman Khan’s driving licence rejected

Special public prosecutor argued that Khan did not possess a licence when he allegedly ran over people.

A sessions court Tuesday rejected an application filed by the prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case, which had asked the court to direct Salman Khan to produce his driving licence.

Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat argued that Khan did not possess a licence when he allegedly ran over people sleeping on a pavement in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four others.

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“The court observed that the application is not maintainable under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act as the case is at the fag end of the trial. The trial is approaching the final stages of argument,” Gharat said.

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The prosecution alleged that Khan was issued a fresh license only in 2004, two years after the mishap. Khan’s lawyer opposed the prosecution’s application saying that it violated the fundamental right as it had asked the accused to produce documents incriminating him.

He argued prosecution should prove its case instead of asking Salman to produce it his licence.

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