Supreme Court grants bail to Sanjay Dutt

Nov. 27 - Sanjay Dutt granted bail by Supreme Court today. The apex court had earlier deferred the hearing of the bail plea on November 20.

A bench comprising Justices K.G. Balakrishnan, R.V. Ravindran and J.M. Panchal granted bail to the actor who has been serving his sentence in Pune's Yerwada Jail.

Dutt had approached the apex court following his conviction for illegally keeping arms - an AK 56 rifle and a pistol, relating to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.

Dutt’s lawyer argued that the apex court should grant him bail on the ground of his conduct, and that he has never broken the law in the past one decade since he was first granted bail in connection with the case.

Sanjay Dutt, son of late Sunil Dutt, who was one of the best actors the country has produced and a Congress party leader has challenged his conviction by TADA court late last month. He has sought bail until the petition was heard.