INDIA: Bollywood actor Sunjay Dutt gets five years in prison in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
NEW DELHI:
The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced five-year imprisonment to bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in a cased related to the 1993 Mumbai bombings that left 257 people dead and more than 700 injured in India’s financial capital, Mumbai.
The court also upheld the death sentence of Yakub Memon, the main accused in the case.
The apex court said it agreed with TADA court’s decision to acquit bollywood star from terror charges but offences under Arms Act were clearly made out for possessing and later destroying weapons of prohibited calibre.
Sanjay Dutt, who has already served nearly 18 months in jail, will now have to go to jail and serve the remaining term.
Dutt will not be able to shoot pictures during the remaining three and a half years of prison term, the apex court said.
Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to six years in jail for illegal possession of arms by the trial court. However, he was acquitted of terror charges under the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.
Source: DND (21/03/2013): http://www.dnd.com.pk/bollywood-actor-sanjay-dutt-sent-to-jail-in-the-1993-bombay-blasts-case-dutt-to-surrender-within-4-weeks-sentence-reduced-to-5-years-from-6-years/
An offender must get punishment for his misconduct. But it appears quite weird that a man who was legally kept out of the jail is suddenly asked to go to the jail and serve the rest of his term, for no visible or specific cause. He had been socially active and has been participating in day-to-day activities, till date, like any other law abiding citizen. What an irony !
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