Seven months after he was convicted in the 2002 hit-and-run case by a sessions court there was relief from the Bombay High Court. Salman Khan was acquitted of all charges in the case.
After the high Court acquitted Salman Khan saying that the prosecution has failed to any prove charges against him, Twitter as expected went berserk like it did when he was convicted.
And boy was there a change.
For some their faith in the law was dented.
Then
The conviction of Sanjay Dutt, Jayalalitha & Salman Khan show India is increasingly a modern nation,with all equal before law #SalmanVerdict
— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) May 6, 2015
Now:
So Salman Khan gets away. Like the judge in Jolly LLB says: “The courts act on evidence, not truth” #SalmanKhan
— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) December 10, 2015
For some it was a reason for outrageThen:
Now is the time to truly Be Human…
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) May 6, 2015
Now:
If Salman didn’t do it, who did? One dead person. Four injured. Surely, someone is guilty?
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) December 10, 2015
Kamaal R Khan suddenly discovered faith in the judiciary and government:
Then:
So #SalmanVerdict is proof that how does our judiciary work under instructions of the government.
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 6, 2015
Now:
Congratulations to @BeingSalmanKhan for getting acquitted from all the charges in hit n run case. Jai Ho.
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) December 10, 2015
Censor board member Ashoke Pandit, like Anupam Kher , felt justice had been done:
Then:
While I respect the law of d land, at times feel victimized wen I see terrorists who killed us, hvn’t even bn tried in 25yrs. #SalmanVerdict
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) May 6, 2015
Now:
Thank u Sr. counsel #AmitDesai & Adv. #ShrikantShivde for brilliantly fighting d case & getting @BeingSalmanKhan acquitted. #SalmanWalksFree
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) December 10, 2015
Subhash Ghai had blamed the conviction on courts and gave credit for the acquittal to God:
Then:
Salman khan n all of us have to respect court verdict but we all know that salman is excellent as human who can’t fight with destiny
— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) May 6, 2015
Now:
God is always kind to good human beings, @BeingSalmanKhan with gods blessings is freed today from a hanging sword for thirteen years.cheers
— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) December 10, 2015