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Jodhpur court permits Salman to go abroad
Bollywood star Salman Khan has been permitted to travel abroad for a film shoot by a court in Jodhpur.
Bollywood star Salman Khan has been permitted to travel abroad for a film shoot by a court in Jodhpur, that is hearing a case against him for illegal possession of weapons.
The order from the judicial magistrate's court in Jodhpur, allowing Salman to go abroad from August 19 to September 3, was issued on Monday.
Meanwhile, the prosecution has filed a fresh application to seek the production of nine more witnesses in connection with the case related to the use of the weapons by Salman in the alleged poaching of endangered animals in the late 1998 during the shooting of a film at Jodhpur.
Salman's counsel HM Saraswat has opposed the prosecution's move, saying it came at a time when the trial is nearing its end and only one witness—Ashok Patni who was earlier additional superintendent of police at Jodhpur—remains to be examined.
The prosecution contended in its application that there are some important witnesses who could reveal 'decisive facts' and support the prosecution's stand.
Among these witnesses are Poonam Chand, Mangilal and four doctors of the Animal Husbandry Department.
Salman, however, has failed to file an affidavit supporting his reply to the prosecution's contention that he had misled the court about the loss of his arms licence. Salman had earlier stated in the court that he never misled it and his counsel had promised to file the affidavit by August 21.
