A sessions court here on Monday adjourned hearing in the hit-and-run case allegedly involving the Bollywood actor Salman Khan till January 22.
The case did not commence today as Khan’s lawyer could not come to court due to ill-health. Also, a key witness made an oral request for police protection.
When the court resumed this morning, a lawyer from the defence team informed that Khan’s counsel Srikant Shivade was unwell and sought time. Accordingly, the court adjourned the trial till January 22.
Meanwhile, Dr Suhas Pawar, who had subjected Khan to blood test after the accident to find out if he was drunk, made an oral plea through special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat for police protection. However, he did not assign any reason for seeking security. Judge DW Deshpande asked him to give a written application for consideration of his request.
Khan did not come to the court today as he had already sought exemption.
On January 22, Dr Pawar would be examined along with police constable Dilip Mane who had taken Khan to JJ Hospital from Bandra Police Station after the mishap took place.
According to prosecution, Khan’s blood report indicated that he had two times the permissible limit of alcohol in his blood the night he is alleged to have run over five people who were asleep on a pavement near his home in Bandra.