New Delhi: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's bail in the Mumbai serial blasts case has been extended till Wednesday. He was convicted on November 28, 2006 under the Arms Act.
Arguments on the bail plea will continue on Wednesday. But it might not be easy to get bail with 69 of his fellow convicts also demanding similar relief, under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Dutt was held guilty under the Arms Act for possessing an AK 56 rifle after the 1993 Mumbai blasts, which killed more than 250 people and injured hundreds.
This was Dutt's third extension after being found guilty under the Arms Act on 28 November, 2006, in the 1993 serial blasts case.
Sanjay Dutt had filed an application under the Probation of Offenders Act 1958 on January 15, pleading the court to release him on probation.
Along with his petition, Dutt had submitted affidavits from four eminent citizens – including actor Dilip Kumar, former sheriff Nana Chaudasma, child activist Vipula Kadri and anti-drugs activist Dr Yusuf Merchant – to strengthen his claim of good conduct.
All of them had vouched for his good behaviour and commitment towards social welfare.
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