The Supreme Court Friday granted Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt - convicted in connection with the 1993
Mumbai blasts - an additional one-and-a-half months to complete film shoots abroad.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam asked Dutt to complete his
ongoing film shooting in South Africa by Nov 15 and submit his passport to the Central Bureau of
Investigation by Nov 30.
Convicted by an anti-terror court of Mumbai for possessing illegal firearms ahead of the 1993 serial terror
blasts there, Dutt had been granted permission by the apex court to go abroad for film shooting April
10.
The apex court had earlier granted him bail, pending his plea challenging his conviction that entails a
six-year jail term. At that time, the apex court had ordered confiscation of his passport as one of the
conditions for his release.
Dutt, however, had approached the apex court March 13, seeking permission to go to Malaysia, Thailand
and the US to shoot for "Blue" and "Chatur Singh Two Star".
The bench had granted him permission, stipulating that he should complete his shooting by Sep 30. This
has now been extended to Nov 15.
The bench allowed Dutt to stay abroad for the extended period on an application filed by senior Counsel
Fali S. Nariman on his behalf. Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam too did not oppose his
plea.
Sanjay Dutt can shoot abroad till Nov 15
Saturday, September 06, 2008 13:46 IST
