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Police pulled up for vague reply to Salman's bail plea

Mumbai Oct. 23. Pulling up the police for filing a vague reply to the bail plea of film actor Salman Khan in a hit-and-run case, a Sessions Court today directed the investigating officer to explain his stand in writing and deferred the arguments until tomorrow.

The Sessions Judge, P.V. Bavkar, decided to hear Salman's bail plea tomorrow as he wanted to go through the chargesheet to find out what statements witnesses had made to police.

The judge also asked Salman's lawyer, Harshad Ponda to submit the rulings of the Supreme Court and High Courts on which he would rely in his arguments. The court expressed its anguish over the written reply of the investigating officer who had stated therein that the chargesheet had been filed against Salman and appropriate orders may be passed on his bail petition.

"What are you suggesting? Are you opposing his bail or not? Give a definite answer in writing", the judge said. The Prosecutor, R.V. Kini, submitted that the officer had left it to the court's discretion to grant bail to Salman.

— PTI

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