After spending two nights in Jodhpur Central Jail, Salman Khan has been granted bail in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case. Today’s judgement comes as relief for the actor who was sentenced to a 5-year jail term on Thursday.
Earlier today, Khan’s bail plea hearing was concluded in the Jodhpur District and Sessions Court in front of Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi, who reserved the order till post-lunch.
Khan’s team will now have to finish the paperwork.
The actor will have to furnish Rs 50000 as bail bond. He is expected to be out by 7 pm.
Security was beefed up outside the Jodhpur Central Jail, where Salman fans started celebrating.
Celebrations also broke out outside Khan’s house in Mumbai.
The case was being heard by Judge Joshi who was transferred by the Rajasthan High Court on Friday as a part of routine judicial exercise that has seen 87 other judges being shuffled around.