Salman Khan Poaching Case: Actor in Rajasthan Court For Hearing

Actor Salman Khan, dressed in T-shirt and jacket, is in Jodhpur today where the poaching case involving him being heard in the Rajasthan High Court. Mr Khan is reportedly there to request that the court not schedule a hearing that might clash with his sister Arpita's wedding next week.

The 47-year-old is accused of hunting and killing the endangered deer while shooting his film Hum Saath Saath Hain in Rajasthan in 1998. He has already twice spent time in the Jodhpur jail in connection to the case, in 1998 and again in 2007.

Mr Khan's Hum Saath Saath Hain co-stars - Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam - are charged with inciting the actor to hunt.

Mr Khan's rifle and revolver were seized by the court when he was first accused of poaching and their licences were found to have expired.

Fresh charges were framed against Mr Khan last year after the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court both ruled that the Arms Act could not be applied to him and sent the case back to the lower court.

Some days ago, Mr Khan was rebuked by the Supreme Court after the actor complained of trouble in getting a visa to travel abroad.

Salman Khan is also facing a re-trial in the hit-and-run case dating from 2002.