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Salman Khan exempted from court appearance

Mumbai Nov. 16. A local court today exempted film actor, Salman Khan, from appearance in a hit and run case even as the matter was deferred to December 19 for transferring it to the sessions court for trial.

As regards Mr. Khan's plea for a direction to the police to return the vehicle involved in the mishap, the court decided to hear the matter on the next date. Police also returned Mr. Khan's passport after the actor urged that he wished to go to Malaysia for a film shooting on November 21.

Sanjay Dutt appears before court

Meanwhile, film actor, Sanjay Dutt, an accused in the 1993 bomb blast case, today appeared before a special court, which exempted him till December 2. On a plea by the actor's lawyer, Farhaha Shah, the designated judge, P.D. Kode, exempted Mr. Dutt from appearing before the court for a fortnight on certain conditions.

PTI

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