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Bollywood actor Salman Khan was relieved mentally. Bombay High Court removed Salman Khan Name from death plea on 10th June, 2024 Monday. The high court of Bombay removed the actor’s name as respondent in a plea seeking custodial death of an accused regarding the firing incident outside of Salman’s house.
Nothing was there in adding a victim as a respondent to the petition. A few days ago, a gun firing case happened in front of Salman Khan’s house. The incident accused that the person alleged for this case Anuj Thapan died by suicide inside custody on 1st May, 2024.
But now the High Court ordered to deletion of Salman Khan’s name from the plea about this case. Anuj Thapan was found hanging inside the lock up toilet in the Crime Branch of the commissionerate complex.
The police department said that Anuj used a bed sheet to hang himself inside the toilet. For this incident, Anuj’s mother filed a petition on 3rd May. She claimed that Anuj was physically assaulted and tortured by police inside custody. She also complained to Salman Khan as a respondent to that plea.
Bombay High Court removed Salman Khan Name from death plea: great relief for Salman
The mother of Anuj Thapan filed a petition in Salman Khan’s name and the bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Shyam Chandak directed the petitioner Rita Devi who is the mother of Anuj Thapan.
But the High Court deleted the actor’s name and said, “Delete his (Salman Khan) name. Petitioner seeks leave to amend petition to delete the name of respondent 4 (Salman Khan) as there is no pleading against him and no relief sought against him.”
Previously the bench questioned Rita Devi and also said that Salman Khan was not a necessary party. The bench said, “What is the point of making a person who is supposed to be the victim a party respondent? We see no reason why respondent 4 (Salman Khan) should continue to be in this plea. He is not a necessary party”.
The bench also said, “You (petitioner) are concerned about the death of your son…that the court will look into…but what is the point of impleading respondent 4 in the plea.”
About Salman Khan’s relief, The Court added, “This is too far-fetched. No relief is sought against him (Salman Khan) and no averment or allegation is made against him.”
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The petitioner advocate Nishant Rana submitted before the bench about that they are not seeking any relief in their plea against Salman Khan. He also said that Salman should be part of the probe being carried out by the state CID regarding Anuj Thapan’s death.
But the bench said it is a subject to be decided by the CID. The public prosecutor Prajakta Shinde informed to court that according to the law, a magistrate enquiry was initiated and submitted as a status report of the CID probe.
Nishant Rana informed the court that the magistrate had issued a summon to the petitioner on 10th May 2024. It also directed to the petitioner, Anuj’s mother to appear before it for recording her statement on 23rd May, 2024.
But Anuj’s mother received a summon on 24th, May. Bombay High Court removed Salman Khan name and said that the magistrate should issue a fresh summon to the petitioner and needs to ensure that it is served before time so that the petitioner can appear.
On the 14th, of April to biker person fired openly in front of Salman Khan’s resident Bandera. For this case, Anuj Thapan was arrested and later Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were also arrested from Gujarat. Anuj Thapan was arrested on 26th April 2024 from Punjab.