Today, the Jodhpur Court has found Salman Khan guilty in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. The quantum of punishment yet to be pronounced. Salman Khan is accused of killing two blackbucks in the Kankani village near Jodhpur in 1998 during the shooting of the film 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'. His co-stars Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Saif Ali Khan, who were co-accused have been acquitted by the court.

If Salman Khan's quantum of punishment is less than three years, the actor's lawyers can approach the same Jodhpur court to grant him bail on the same day. 

After a long discussion with the lawyers, the court has sentenced Salman to 2 years of imprisonment. Salman Khan was charged under Section 9 read with Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 along with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 9 prohibits the hunting of certain animals listed in the Act. A black buck is one of the animals protected by it. Section 51 allows the court to sentence those found guilty to imprisonment between one to six years along with a fine of at least Rs 5,000. 

According to the reports, there were 28 witnesses in the case. On 2 October 1998, Khan allegedly hunted two black bucks. His co-stars Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Saif Ali Khan are co-accused in the case and court has set them free.