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Judge hearing Salman Khan’s bail plea among 87 transferred

In an administrative order issued late Friday night, the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, transferred 87 judicial officers in the district judge cadre. The list includes district and sessions judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi.

Judge hearing Salman Khan's bail plea among 87 transferred The counsel of actor Salman Khan moved a petition in a Jodhpur court for bail and suspension of sentence on Friday (File Photo)

In an administrative order issued late Friday night, the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, transferred 87 judicial officers in the district judge cadre. The list of transferred judges includes district and sessions judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi, who heard the appeal for bail and suspension of sentence moved by the counsel of actor Salman Khan on Friday morning.

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He was transferred to the post of district and sessions judge Sirohi. The order stated that the transfers were on account of administrative exigencies.

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Meanwhile, the Jodhpur District and Sessions Court is  expected to pronounce its order on the bail plea of the actor on Saturday. Salman, who was convicted in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, was sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. The remaining co-accused, actors Neelam, Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, and Dushyant Singh, a resident of the area, were acquitted by the court. The seventh accused is absconding.

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