Salman directed to attend day-to-day hearing

Court has asked Khan's counsel to make sure that he remains present incourt as long as hearing continues.

Ordering day-to-day hearing on Salman Khan’s appeal challenging the one year jail term awarded to him in the 1998 black bucks killing case,a Rajasthan court on Tuesday directed the actor to remain present during the proceedings till his plea is decided.

Refusing to hear the arguments in the actor’s absence,District and Sessions Judge B L Sharma,while adjourning the matter till September 20,directed the counsel of Khan to ensure that he appears in court on that day.

The court which began hearing on Khan’s appeal after a four-year delay directed that the matter will be heard on day-to-day basis and sought an assurance from Khan’s lawyers that the actor would appear in the court till a decision is reached.

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Though the counsel for Khan sought exemption from personal appearance citing law and order issues but the court was unmoved.

Khan’s lawyers also contended that it is not required that the petitioner be present in the court during hearing of appeal but the judge said that since it is a matter of sentence suspension,the accused has to be present in the court during the hearing on his appeal.

Public Prosecutor Ram Sukh Sharma said that Khan had sought exemption from presence in the court.

He said that the court has asked Khan’s counsel to make sure that he remains present in the court as long as the hearing continues.

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“The court will now go for day-to-day hearing hearing” from September 20,he said.

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