Today, in 2002 hit-and-run case to actor Salman Khan Mumbai Sessions Court rejected plea of the prosecution seeking a direction to Salman Khan to produce his driving licence to prove the charge that he was driving car at the time of mishap without valid papers. Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat argued that actor did not possess a licence when his car ran over people sleeping on the pavement in Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing 1 person and injuring 4 others. Khan obtained a driving licence only in 2004, as per the record available with RTO, said the prosecution. Actor has denied of driving the car at the time. He has also disputed the RTO record. Khan’s lawyer, Srikant Shivade, opposed the prosecution’s application, saying it was not maintainable.
Khan’s lawyer opposed the prosecution’s application saying it violated the fundamental right against exploitation enshrined in the Constitution as it had asked the accused to produce documents incriminating him. He argued that the prosecution should prove its case that Khan was not holding driving licence without asking him to produce it.
