Salman Khan hit-and-run case: High Court suspends prison sentence

In the Salman Khan's hit-and-run case Mumbai's High Court has suspended Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's prison sentence.

Earlier a local court pronounce 5 years jail in the Salman Khan hit-and-run case. After getting bail from the High Court Salman Khan remain free until his appeal hearing in July.

Salman Kha was sentenced 5 year prison for running over several persons sleeping on the pavement in Mumbai. In this one of the person was killed and several were injured.

The survivors and the prosecution witnesses have testified that Khan was driving while his vehicle crashed into a group of half a dozen men sleeping on the street in in the year September 2002.

Currently the upcoming film 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' is in the last schedule of shooting and in this film Kareena Kapoor is the main star.

Salman Khan, 49, is Bollywood's start who worked in more than 90 Hindi films in his 27-year career.

Details of the Salman Khan's hit-and-run case:

28-September-2002: Salman Khan was arrested and then granted bail.

October 2002: Charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was filed against Salman Khan

Year 2003: Khan's plea was rejected in session court

Oct 2003: State moves SC against order which directs magistrate court to decide on charges against him

Year 2006: Case framed for rash and negligent driving

March 2011: Serious charges under 304 part II moved

Dec 2012: Magistrate court commits trial to session court

23-July-2013: Charges for culpable homicide not amounting to murder framed

19-Aug-2013: New judge was assigned for the case

19-Nov-2013: Salman Khan pleaded for fresh trail

5-Dec-2013: Fresh trial was ordered in the case

30-March-2015: Salman Khan's driver was produced in court and he said he was driving the car

9-April-2015: Final argument on case

10-April-2015: Defense presented the final argument

20-April-2015: Defense completes the final argument in the case

06-May-2015: Salman Khan was convicted in the case and awarded 5 years prison

08-May-2015: Bombay High Court suspends prison sentence

Some of the Twitter message related to the Salman Khan case:

Exclusive picture of Salman Khan from the court. pic.twitter.com/4jhunMCfzo

— Bruce (@GhantaGuy) May 8, 2015

BREAKING: Court suspends prison sentence for Bollywood star #SalmanKhan, pending appeal: http://t.co/balNYLBejG pic.twitter.com/zyWHUWI1ja

— CNN International (@cnni) May 8, 2015

What does Deepika Padukone have to say about Salman Khan’s 2002 hit-and-run case verdict? http://t.co/gcKaWoY8rK

— BollywoodLife (@bollywood_life) May 8, 2015