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Bollywood actor Khan given bail | Bollywood actor Khan given bail |
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Bollywood star Salman Khan has been given bail by a court in the Indian state of Rajasthan almost a week after he was jailed on a charge of poaching. | |
A magistrate sentenced the actor to five years in jail in 2006 for hunting a protected gazelle in 1998. | |
Khan appealed against the order but was arrested last week when the appeal was rejected, and jailed in Jodhpur. | |
He has now appealed to the High Court, which has given him bail while it considers the case. | |
Khan will be released once the paperwork is complete. | |
The actor was also convicted in February last year for killing two protected black buck antelopes during a separate hunting trip in 1998. | |
Hit actor | Hit actor |
The poaching cases are not Salman Khan's only brush with the law. | The poaching cases are not Salman Khan's only brush with the law. |
He is also facing trial in Mumbai in connection with a 2002 hit-and-run case. | |
Khan is accused of driving into a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement, and faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts. | |
Salman Khan is one of Bollywood's top actors who has starred in many hit films. | |
He has a huge fan following across India and also among the Indian diaspora the world over. | He has a huge fan following across India and also among the Indian diaspora the world over. |