Blackbuck poaching case: Fans celebrate as Salman Khan reaches home after getting bail

On 5 April 2018, a Jodhpur court convicted "Dabangg" Salman Khan in the blackbuck poaching case and sentenced him to five years imprisonment while acquitting Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu.

New Delhi: In a huge relief for  Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, the Jodhpur Sessions Court on Saturday afternoon granted bail to the actor in 1998 blackbuck poaching case. The court has granted bail on surety of Rs 50,000. Blackbuck poaching case LIVE UPDATES:

• #BlackbuckPoachingCase: First Visuals of @BeingSalmanKhan from Galaxy Apartments with family. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/uIkx5YrwMx pic.twitter.com/LzLSQHded3

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• #BlackbuckPoachingCase: @BeingSalmanKhan arrives at #GalaxyApartments with sisters Alvira, Arpita, and bodyguard Shera. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/uIkx5YrwMx pic.twitter.com/XEpMwgEc2i

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• Salman Khan reaches Mumbai airport. https://t.co/uIkx5YrwMx pic.twitter.com/I5vA4kGYFl

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• FLASH - Salman Khan released from Jodhpur Jail. (WATCH LIVE COVERAGE HERE)

• Salman will leave for Mumbai in a chartered flight from Jodhpur.
• Bail formalities completed, Salman Khan to walk out Jodhpur Central Jail shortly
• Salman Khan has to appear before Jodhpur Sessions Court on May 7, cannot leave country

#BlackbuckPoachingCase Salman Khan fans celebrate outside his residence in Mumbai https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/I28hyvq0Ts

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#BlackbuckPoachingCase Court says bail granted. Bail bond is Rs 50,000, by evening he will be released: Mahesh Bora, Salman Khan's lawyer https://t.co/ltXO0PIGSJ

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• Salman Khan granted bail
• Decision on Salman Khan's bail plea likely to come around 3 pm

“Basically we reiterated today there is no case formed against Salman Khan. We put forth that he never misused liberty. He was always present in court whenever summoned. The merit of the case needs to be looked into and considered. There is no evidence against him except for one eyewitness. He will be released today if the order comes in our favour,” Mahesh Bora, lawyer of Salman Khan tells ABP News.

• Decision to come around 2 pm
• Salman Khan has accepted all terms and conditions for bail: Actor's lawyer
• Decision likely after lunch
• Judge is hearing on Salman Khan's bail plea
• Alvira khan, sister of Salman Khan reaches court

#Rajasthan: District & sessions court judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi arrives at Jodhpur Court, he will be hearing #SalmanKhan's bail plea. Khan was awarded a 5-year jail term in #BlackBuckPaochingCase. pic.twitter.com/9GsbkO6uTn

— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2018

• Judge reaches court
• Judge on his way to court

On 5 April 2018, a Jodhpur court convicted "Dabangg" Salman Khan in the case and sentenced him to five years imprisonment while acquitting Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu. This is Salman Khan's fourth stint in the Jodhpur Central Jail. Earlier, he has spent a total of 18 days in the jail in 1998, 2006 and 2007, all for poaching cases. Khan was jailed in Jodhpur after being sentenced for shooting and killing two endangered blackbucks in 1998. Salman Khan is alleged to have shot and killed blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur on the night of October 1, 1998 during the shooting of the film "Hum Saath Saath Hain". Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre and a local, Dushyant Singh, were given the "benefit of doubt" for the incident.