HC defers Salman Khan case to July 1 as case papers not ready

Salman's lawyer Amit Desai had earlier argued in HC during admission of the actor's appeal that the prosecution's sole eyewitness Ravindra Patil (Khan's then police bodyguard who passed away in 2007) was an "unwilling witness" and he was "forced" to give his evidence about Khan driving the car. The lawyer had also contended that Patil had in an interview a day after the accident said there were four persons in the car. However, during the trial, he contradicted himself by saying there were only three persons.Desai argued that the trial court judgement holding that Khan was driving the car and that he was under the influence of liquor was not satisfactory. He also said that the trial court had failed to consider the defence plea of a 'tyre burst' having caused the accident.