Salman Khan withdraws from SC plea to summon Kamaal Khan as witness

He tweeted to thank his supporters: "I accept the decision of the judiciary with humility".

The High Court said that the prosecution could not prove that Khan was driving the vehicle and that he was under the influence of alcohol. Justice A.R. Joshi said that the actor "cannot be convicted" on the basis of the evidences produced by the prosecution.

Bollywood star Salman Khan was acquitted today in a 2002 hit-and-run case, overturning his earlier conviction, as a court ruled the evidence was not conclusive.

It also termed the key witness Ravindra Patil, Salman's then police bodyguard "not wholly reliable witness" and said it was hard to rely on his testimony. "Investigation was conducted in a faulty manner with scant regard to procedure", he said after seeking Salman's presence in court before pronouncing the final verdict.

As per the verdict, all charges against 49 year old Bollywood actor have been dismissed.

Consequently it must be said that this is not a case where the prosecution has successfully established its charges, he observed, adding that the entire evidence of the prosecution was circumstantial in nature.

In a guarded reaction, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government will decide the further course of action after examining the verdict. In turn, Singh had stated that he crashed the vehicle after a tyre burst.

Apart from the hit-and-run cases, India has glaring numbers of cases of roads accidents-and equally glaring numbers of them caused due to drunk driving.

Father Salim Khan is naturally relieved and thankful. "Salman is acquitted of all charges".

Salman who is busy shooting for his upcoming movie "Sultan" appeared in the court on Thursday with sister Alvira, before justice A R Joshi, who concluded and adjudicated on the retrial.

The Mumbai-based textile and apparel manufacturing company, is into an exclusive license agreement with Being Human-The Salman Khan Foundation for designing, marketing and distributing Being Human Clothing Products. However, widespread public skepticism of the High Court verdict let to social media venting out using humour.