Black buck: Court exempts actor from appearance

FPJ CORRESPONDENT / JAIPUR: Actor Salman Khan again skipped hearing in the black buck poaching case in a Jodhpur court on Saturday. Khan was to appear in the district and sessions court for hearing in two cases related to poaching of black bucks and in another case under the Arms Act.

The court allowed Khan exemption from personal appearance as his lawyer cited the ongoing Covid pandemic. Khan’s lawyer Hastimal Saraswat pleaded before the court that the actor resides in Mumbai and in view of the spread of coronavirus, it is risky for him to travel from Mumbai to Jodhpur. The advocate requested the court to grant exemption to Khan from personal appearance. Accepting the lawyer’s plea, the court fixed February 6 as the next date of hearing in the case. Khan was also absent at the last hearing on Dec 1, 2020, seeking exemption on the ground he could not travel.