Salman Khan gets bail, Bishnois to approach High Court

New Delhi, Apr 07: Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan was granted bail on Saturday in the 1998 blackbuck case on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh by District and Sessions Court Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi. However, the petitioner, the Bishnoi community, plans to approach the Rajasthan High Court against the verdict.

Salman's lawyer Mahesh Bora expressed happiness on the verdict."Arguments were already over in the morning but Judge Joshi reserved the order for post lunch. He has to produce personal bond worth Rs, 50,000 plus two other bonds worth Rs. 25,000 each." Salman was expected to be released by evening after all legal formalities are completed.

Hearing the verdict, Salman's fans cheered outside the court.

The Bishnoi Samaj, which had registered the complaint against Salman for killing the two bluckbucks 20 years back, have said it will approach the High Court against the verdict.

The Bishnois consider the blackbuck to be the reincarnation of their religious Guru Bhagwan Jambeshwar also known as Jambaji.