Blackbuck Poaching Case LIVE: Saif Ali Khan Misbehaves With Driver; Tabu Harassed Upon Arrival In Jodhpur

Post his acquittal, the Rajasthan government had moved the Supreme Court against Salman's acquittal by High Court on the ground that the judgment suffered from "legal infirmities". The state government sought stay of Rajasthan HC judgment by which the 50-year old actor's conviction and the jail term of five years was set aside. In January 2017, Salman was acquitted in Arms Act case by a Jodhpur court.

For the uninitiated, Salman was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting the already-endangered species in February 2006. The sentence, however, was stayed after a High Court appeal. Salman was then sentenced to a five-year prison term and remanded to Jodhpur jail in April 2006 and was granted bail three days later. Six years later, on July 24, 2012, the Rajasthan High Court finalized charges against the actor and other accused in the blackbuck poaching case. The Supreme Court challenged Rajasthan High Court's verdict of Salman's conviction. The actor's name was finally cleared by the Rajasthan High Court in both the cases.

Ahead of the verdict in blackbuck poaching case, Rani Mukerji, Salman Khan's co-star of many films including "Hello Brother", "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega", "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" and "Baabul", has said that her good wishes are always with him.

Saif Ali Khan, who landed at Jodhpur airport on Wednesday afternoon for the 19-year-old case linked with the poaching of two blackbucks, was caught on video misbehaving with his driver. In a video shared on Twitter, Saif, agitated with media questions, asks his driver to close the window, put the car in reverse gear or else he says he'll hit him. "Sheehsa upar karo aur reverse kar lo warna padegi ek," he said.

#WATCH: Actor Saif Ali Khan outside Jodhpur Airport says 'sheehsa upar karo aur reverse kar lo warna padegi ek' to his driver when he was being asked questions by reporters. Jodhpur Court will deliver verdict in blackbuck poaching case tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/n6AYIcHgY8

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2018

The case also involved two more accused, Dushyant Singh, who was allegedly accompanying the actors when the poaching took place, and Dinesh Gawre, said to be Salman Khan's assistant. However, Public Prosecutor Bhawani Singh Bhati says that Gawre never appeared in court and was made to disappear by Salman Khan. Had he been around, there could have been more information available in the case, says Bhati.

Meanwhile, Tabu, who reached Jodhpur on Wednesday morning for the 19-year-old case, reportedly faced eve-teasing while exiting the airport. According to a report in News18Hindi, a fan forcibly made his way into the security guards' circle and misbehaved with the actor. The bouncers, however, immediately pushed him back, steering him clear off Tabu's way. While no official complaint has been filed yet, Tabu seemed in a state of shock after the incident.

Ahead of the crucial verdict by a Jodhpur court in the blackbuck-poaching case, Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan and Tabu arrived in the blue city. The actors, however, did not speak to any reporters waiting outside the Mumbai airport as they left from there, reported PTI. Meanwhile, Salman Khan has also reached Jodhpur after completing the Abu Dhabi schedule of "Race 3".

Salman Khan arrives in Jodhpur ahead of blackbuck-poaching case verdict tomorrow, reports ANI. He reached Mumbai in the early hours today from Abu Dhabi, where he had been shooting for his upcoming movie "Race 3" alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Bobby Deol.

Rajasthan: Actor Salman Khan arrives in Jodhpur. Verdict in blackbuck poaching case will be pronounced tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/CDqXS12y9r

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2018

All actors, including Salman, Saif, Tabu, Sonali and Neelam, will be present in the court for the pronouncement of the verdict. While Tabu has already arrived in Jodhpur, Salman, Saif and Sonali were spotted at the Mumbai airport.

While Salman is facing charges under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, other actors have been charged under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act read with Section 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code.

The 52-year-old star, who completed the Abu Dhabi schedule of his upcoming movie "Race 3", on Wednesday boarded a chartered plane from the Mumbai airport for Jodhpur, sources close to the actor told PTI. Besides Salman, his "Hum Saath Saath Hain" co-stars Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu and Neelam were also accused of poaching blackbucks during their film shooting.

Salman was accused of killing two black bucks on October 2, 1998 in Kankani village in Jodhpur during the shooting of the popular Hindi film “Hum Saath Saath Hain”.

A Jodhpur Court will on Thursday deliver the verdict in the 1998 black buck poaching case against actor Salman Khan. The court of the chief judicial magistrate (Jodhpur Rural), where the trial of the case has been in progress for the last 19 years, had reserved the judgment after the final arguments last week, as reported in PTI.