Blackbuck Poaching Case (2002)
The 1998 Blackbuck Poaching Case involving Salman Khan is a significant legal matter in India.
While filming the Bollywood movie Hum Saath Saath Hain, Salman Khan and his co-actors - Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, and Neelam - were accused of hunting two blackbucks, an endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
October 12, 1998: Salman Khan was arrested in connection with the alleged poaching of the blackbucks. He was later granted bail.
2006: A trial court convicted Salman Khan under the Wildlife Protection Act for the illegal hunting of two blackbucks, sentencing him to five years of imprisonment and imposing a fine. However, the conviction was later appealed.
July 2016: The Rajasthan High Court acquitted Salman Khan, citing insufficient evidence to prove that he was responsible for the deaths of the blackbucks.
October 2016: The Rajasthan government appealed the acquittal in the Supreme Court of India.
April 5, 2018: A Jodhpur court convicted Salman Khan under the Wildlife Protection Act, sentencing him to five years in prison and imposing a fine of ₹10,000. The other actors were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
April 7, 2018: Salman Khan was granted bail by the Jodhpur Sessions Court.
July 28, 2025: The Rajasthan High Court is scheduled to hear appeals from both Salman Khan and the state government regarding the 2018 conviction and the acquittal of the other accused.
While filming the Bollywood movie Hum Saath Saath Hain, Salman Khan and his co-actors - Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, and Neelam - were accused of hunting two blackbucks, an endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
October 12, 1998: Salman Khan was arrested in connection with the alleged poaching of the blackbucks. He was later granted bail.
2006: A trial court convicted Salman Khan under the Wildlife Protection Act for the illegal hunting of two blackbucks, sentencing him to five years of imprisonment and imposing a fine. However, the conviction was later appealed.
July 2016: The Rajasthan High Court acquitted Salman Khan, citing insufficient evidence to prove that he was responsible for the deaths of the blackbucks.
October 2016: The Rajasthan government appealed the acquittal in the Supreme Court of India.
April 5, 2018: A Jodhpur court convicted Salman Khan under the Wildlife Protection Act, sentencing him to five years in prison and imposing a fine of ₹10,000. The other actors were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
April 7, 2018: Salman Khan was granted bail by the Jodhpur Sessions Court.
July 28, 2025: The Rajasthan High Court is scheduled to hear appeals from both Salman Khan and the state government regarding the 2018 conviction and the acquittal of the other accused.
Sources
Times of India
Blackbuck poaching case: Rajasthan HC to hear appeals of Salman Khan, govt on July 28
India Times
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