Salman Khan blackbuck poaching case: Jodhpur court summons actor to appear on April 23

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been directed to appear in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Jodhpur on April 23 for recording of his statements in the Arms Act case in connection with the 1998 blackbuck poaching incident.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Anupama Bijlani asked his counsel to ensure Khan's presence in the court after the examination of four witnesses, associated with the FSL examination of the arms in question, was completed on Friday.

"The examination of the four prosecution witnesses, which had started on April 13 was completed on Friday and now Khan will have to appear in the court on April 23 for recording of his statements," Khan's counsel H M Saraswat said.

These four witnesses had been allowed to be called by the court on March 3, after it came up in the court that some pending applications moved by the then public prosecutor way back in 2006 were undecided.

The court, which was on the verge of pronouncing the judgement in the case, then refused to proceed in the case and on plea of the prosecution, had allowed to summon and examine these witnesses.