The Rajasthan High Court allowed film star Salman Khan, who is out on bail after his conviction in a chinkara poaching case, to go to Austria and the Czech Republic for the shooting of feature film Yuvraj. Justice H R Panwar, while considering the application filed on behalf of Salman, has granted him the permission to visit Austria from September 13 to 30 and Czech Republic from October 1 to 15 for the shoot of the Mukta Arts' upcoming movie, said H M Saraswat, counsel for Salman.
Additional Advocate General Kantilal Thakur opposed the actor's plea contending that the documents submitted along with the application seeking permission for foreign visits are not supported by any affidavit.
The High Court, after hearing both sides, granted permission to the film star to go abroad for the shoot, Saraswat added.
A sessions court had upheld on August 24 a trial court verdict sentencing Khan to five years' imprisonment for killing a chinkara at Ghoda Farm in 1998 during the shoot of the film Hum Saath Saath Hain. The actor was arrested the following day on his arrival in Jodhpur from Mumbai.
The High Court, however, gave bail to Khan on August 31 who walked free last Friday after spending 6 nights in jail.
Salman has to get the permission also from the court of district judicial magistrate for his overseas trip. His counsel would file a separate application for this before the court on Monday as the trial of a black buck poaching case against him in Kankani is pending before the court.
Besides, an appeal against Khan's sentence of one year imprisonment in another chinkara poaching case in Bhagwad is also pending before the district and sessions court of Jodhpur but there is no need to get permission from there, Saraswat said.
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