Black-buck case: Salman Khan appears in court without summon

Actor Salman Khan, accused in the 1998 black buck poaching case, appeared before a Jodhpur court on Friday hearing two cases regarding the incident, without any summon.

The actor appeared in the court with sister Alvira and remained in the court during the entire hearing of his the case under the Arms Act. However the actor left, ahead of the hearing in other case related to poaching of two blackbucks.

The actor who was in city for a personal visit, decided to attend the proceedings, even though he was not summoned in either of the hearing.

His counsel Hastimal Saraswat said Khan decided to attend the hearings when he found out they would coincide with his visit.

"He (Khan) was not summoned by the court on Friday, but since he was in the city for some other work, he made it a point to appear in court as a gesture of responsibility and respect for the court," he added.