Supreme Court gives time to Sanjay Dutt to surrender
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted four more weeks to Sanjay Dutt to surrender in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
Sanjay Dutt had sought a six-month extension of the April 18 surrender deadline to allow him to complete shooting of seven films worth Rs 278 crore.
Rejecting Sanjay Dutt's plea, the apex court said he has to surrender after four weeks and undergo his remaining jail term.
The court said that the actor will not be entitled to any further extension of time hereafter.
The CBI opposed the extension of time but was silenced by the court which asked, why didn't the agency file an appeal against Dutt's acquittal from TADA charges by the trial court?
In its order on March 21, the apex court had upheld Dutt's conviction under the Arms Act for possessing illegal arms.
However, it had reduced his sentence from six to five years.
Sanjay Dutt has completed one-and-half years in jail and has to serve the remainder three-and-half years of his sentence.
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