Salman Khan faces verdict in 16-year old case today

Salman Khan's lawyers have argued that he had applied for a renewal of licence for the weapons almost as soon as it expired and so was not using them illegally. If found guilty today, Salman could be sentenced to between three to seven years in jail, but could be out on bail almost immediately.

Salman also has three poaching cases against him; he has already twice spent time in the Jodhpur jail - in April 2006 and again in August 2007 - in two of those cases and his appeal is pending in the Rajasthan High Court.