Hit-and-run case: Salman exempted from appearance
Actor Salman Khan was on Monday exempted from appearance in the 2002 hit-and-run case by a sessions court following a request by his counsel Ashok Mundargi. Sessions judge U.B. Hejib adjourned the matter to May 8. On that day, the court would also hear the 47-year-old actor’s appeal against the order of the magistrate invoking Section 304 part II IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) in the hit-and-run case.
The offence under this section attracts a 10-year jail term and can be tried by a sessions court. Earlier, Khan was tried by a magistrate for lesser charge of causing death due to negligence (Section 304A of the IPC), that provides for a maximum punishment of two years in jail. The sessions court also asked Khan’s lawyer to file written submissions on the appeal on May 8. On the same day, the actor’s lawyer will also make oral arguments. Meanwhile, in a related development, advocate Abha Singh, appearing for activist Santosh Daundkar, sought to intervene in the matter. She argued that police had favoured Khan by not examining witnesses in the case in the last five years and that the actor must appear in the case regularly.
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Edu inspector siding with olps: forum
K.A. Dodhiya
Mumbai, April 29
After complaining about the exorbitant amounts being charged by Chembur’s Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School (OLPS) for notebooks, the Forum for Fairness in Education (FFE) has alleged that education inspector T.M. Dongre had visited the school only after the time for paying fees was over.
The forum alleged that the education department and education inspector were in connivance with the school, as the school is still collecting `9,500-`10,700 from parents for notebooks.
According to Jayant Jain, president of the FFE, “The forum had informed Mr Dongre about the timing, which is from 7 pm to 10.30 am so that he could meet the parents and get to know their plight first hand. However, he did not bother to reach the school on time, which indicates he is trying to shield the school,” said Mr Jain.
In his defence, Mr Dongre said that he had visited the school and asked the authorities to furnish the minutes of the PTA meeting, which had approved the school collecting money from the students for various initiatives. “I had visited the school during the given time and even my assistant went there the next day, but no parent approached us with any complaint against the school. We are in the process of investigating the case and the report will be ready by Tuesday,” said Mr Dongre.
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