2002 hit-and-run case: Salman Khan walks free. Gets run over on Twitter

Salman Khan will not go to jail in the 2002 hit and run case, the Bombay High Court said today after hearing all witnesses and examining evidence produced. The high court overturned a lower court's order and acquitted the actor of all charges in the case as it observed that there were not enough evidence to charge him.

The court, which had been reading out the verdict in the 13-year-old case since Monday, said the prosecution failed to establish that the actor was driving the car at the time of the accident or that he was under the influence of alcohol.

The court also observed that prosecution had failed to establish all charges against Salman, who was convicted and awarded 5-year jail term by a trial court on May 6. The actor had then challenged the lower court's verdict in the high court.

Twitter was not that pleased: