The blackbuck poaching case has been ongoing for over two decades now and has been a talking point over the years. Khan was accused of killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur while he was shooting his film ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’. The shooting took place at Bhagoda ki Dhani located in Kankani village near Jodhpur. Reportedly, Khan was charged under section 9/51 of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. In 2018, a trial court had awarded a five-year prison sentence, convicting him for the same. The actor had, then, challenged this petition in the sessions court, stating that he only had air rifles with him at the time and it was impossible to kill an animal with those. However, the prosecution had argued that the actor was in possession of two firearms.