Why was Salman's blood test done when he wasn't drunk? his lawyer in HC

Pointing to discrepancies in the 2002 hitandrun case involving Bollywood superstar Salman Khan his lawyer today raised a question in the Bombay High Court as to why police had gone for a blood test when no witness or FIR had ever suggested that the actor was drunk or was smelling of liquorSalman KhanAmit Desai arguing on Salmans appeal against conviction alleged discrepancies made by police while drawing blood samples of the actor in the 14yearold drinkanddriving case and said that the actor had not taken alcohol on the day of the mishapOn May 6 the actor was sentenced to fiveyear jail term for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and driving under the influence of liquor One person was killed and four injured when his car had rammed into a shop in suburban Bandra on September 28 2002Why Kisan Shengal prosecution witness 27 and Senior Police Inspector of Bandra police station took a decision to draw blood samples of Salman KhanWhy What prompted him asked Desai while arguing before Justice A R JoshiDesai said the complainant as well as star witness late Ravindra Patil who was the police bodyguard of Salman at the relevant time had not given any statement to police about the actor smelling of liquor either in his complaintAlso the lawyer said the FIR does not say this and no other witness has suggested this till that time Then what prompted police to go in for blood test of Salman he askedDesai pointed out that in the entire evidence there is no mention of police constables officers andor staff speaking about the smell of alcohol when the appellant arrived at Bandra police station on September 28 2002 when the mishap had occurredHe said the FIR had been lodged by the main witness Ravindra Patil who was accompanying Salman Khan in his car on the day of mishap from the time around 11 pm of September 27 2002 till 245 am of September 28 2002According to the prosecutions case Patil had gone with Salman from the actors Galaxy Apartments at Bandra to Rain Bar at Juhu and then to JW Marriot hotel before the accidentBut nowhere Patil had made a mention of Salman smelling of liquor or taking drinks said his lawyerThere is absolutely no mention that he was slurring that he was smelling that he was staggering that his gait was not properOur case is that he did not have alcohol then why PW27 Investigating officer Kishen Shengal took the decision to send him to hospital he askedDesai said that Salman was first sent to Bhabha Hospital where his blood could not be drawn But there is no witness who has been examined from Bhabha Hospital which is five minutes away from Bandra police station he arguedLater when Salman was taken to JJ Hospital at Byculla the medical officer there stated that he was smelling alcoholthis is not a private matter it is a police case in the casualty deparment at Bhabha Hospital any competent officer could have smelt and recorded it Why this was not done he asked and claimed this was a major discrepencyReading out evidence Desai said PW27 says he asked Police Inspector Sachin Suryawanshi to take Salman for drawing blood samplePW22 SubInspector Vijay Salunke who took him to hospital states that he was told by PW27somewhere something happened and something is missing he said adding there is lot of confusion lot of discrep ancies