Sanjay Dutt sentenced for 6 years in jail

The special TADA court Tuesday sentenced actor Sanjay Dutt [Images] to six years imprisonment for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Dutt, who was convicted under the Arms Act for illegal possession of weapons, was facing between five years and 10 years in jail.

He had spent 16 months in jail as an undertrial in 1994.

Dutt will be sent to the prison, straight from the court inside Arthur Road jail premises.

Judge Kode does not have the powers to grant bail to Dutt as per the Criminal Procedure Code.

Sanjay Dutt's bail will stand cancelled and he will be in jail, lawyer Majid Menon said.

Dutt's lawyers, however, will appeal in the Supreme Court in the afternoon. The judge said pronounced Dutt an offender and that he was present in a dinner party attended by Dawood Ibrahim.

The judge also said Dutt had committed a series of offences and that he was mature when he committed these.

The judge added that Dutt made Yusuf Nalwala commit the offence.

Dutt was almost in tears when the judge pronounced the verdict.

He then asked whether he could make a call to his daughter Trishala.

Dutt's aide Russi Mulla, who helped destroy the firearms, was given a suspended sentence of one year, in view of his advanced age and behaviour under the offenders of the Probation Act. He was fined Rs 1 lakh.


Courtesy : www.rediff.com