Salman Khan was accused of poaching a blackbuck, an endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act. On April 5, 2018, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Jodhpur found Salman Khan guilty under the Wildlife Protection Act. "The government believes the acquittals were unjustified and wants the High Court to re-examine the evidence," said a legal source familiar with the matter. In the second hearing on May 16, the court ordered the case to be listed on July 28, along with Salman Khan's appeal. The High Court must be convinced that there is sufficient legal ground to revisit the lower court's judgment.