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Volume 16 . Issue 72
Mumbai, Aug 23: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of actor Sanjay Dutt in connection to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case
The probe agency reportedly told the apex court to uphold the six years jail sentence that was awarded to the actor by the Bombay High Court.
The Supreme Court started the final hearing on the appeals that were filed by the convicts as well as the CBI in connection to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case on November 1, 2011.
Pertinently, Sanjay's legal counsel Harish Salve told the Supreme Court on August 14 that the Bollywood star had attended a dinner at underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s residence with two film producers.
However, Dutt and his offence of possessing a rifle and ammunition was in no way linked to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts which killed 257 people and injured more than 700 injured and are attributed to Dawood, Salve told the court.
"I have only attended a dinner at Dawood's house along with two film producers which was before the blast. Other than that I do not have any relationship," said Salve on behalf of the Bollywood star who was not present in court on August 14.
The senior counsel told the apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan that Dutt came to possess the weapon in September 1992 when his father Sunil Dutt and sisters were facing threats.
“He had nothing to do with it (the 1993 Mumbai blasts) before, during and after the blasts," Salve told the court. Dutt was found guilty of illegally possessing an AK-56 rifle and a 9 mm pistol in 2007.
He was given six-year jail terms but was acquitted of serious charges that were under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). He was arrested earlier in 1993 and spent 16 months in jail.
The actor moved the Supreme Court in August 2007 and filed an appeal challenging his conviction. He also sought bail.
Dutt said in his appeal that he was possessing the 9 mm pistol since September 1992. He said the police did not find any arms or ammunition at his residence. The CBI did not appeal in the apex court against the actor's acquittal under TADA.
The apex court had granted bail to Dutt in November 2007. At least 257 were killed and more than 700 others were injured as 13 serial blasts rocked Mumbai on March 12, 1993.
Mumbai, Aug 23: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of actor Sanjay Dutt in connection to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case The probe agency reportedly told the apex court to uphold the six years jail sentence that was awarded to the...
Mumbai, Aug 23: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of actor Sanjay Dutt in connection to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case
The probe agency reportedly told the apex court to uphold the six years jail sentence that was awarded to the actor by the Bombay High Court.
The Supreme Court started the final hearing on the appeals that were filed by the convicts as well as the CBI in connection to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case on November 1, 2011.
Pertinently, Sanjay's legal counsel Harish Salve told the Supreme Court on August 14 that the Bollywood star had attended a dinner at underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s residence with two film producers.
However, Dutt and his offence of possessing a rifle and ammunition was in no way linked to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts which killed 257 people and injured more than 700 injured and are attributed to Dawood, Salve told the court.
"I have only attended a dinner at Dawood's house along with two film producers which was before the blast. Other than that I do not have any relationship," said Salve on behalf of the Bollywood star who was not present in court on August 14.
The senior counsel told the apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan that Dutt came to possess the weapon in September 1992 when his father Sunil Dutt and sisters were facing threats.
“He had nothing to do with it (the 1993 Mumbai blasts) before, during and after the blasts," Salve told the court. Dutt was found guilty of illegally possessing an AK-56 rifle and a 9 mm pistol in 2007.
He was given six-year jail terms but was acquitted of serious charges that were under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). He was arrested earlier in 1993 and spent 16 months in jail.
The actor moved the Supreme Court in August 2007 and filed an appeal challenging his conviction. He also sought bail.
Dutt said in his appeal that he was possessing the 9 mm pistol since September 1992. He said the police did not find any arms or ammunition at his residence. The CBI did not appeal in the apex court against the actor's acquittal under TADA.
The apex court had granted bail to Dutt in November 2007. At least 257 were killed and more than 700 others were injured as 13 serial blasts rocked Mumbai on March 12, 1993.
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