Sanjay Dutt surrendered before the TADA court on May 16, 2013.
Mumbai:
Actor Sanjay Dutt, sent to theArthur Road Central jail here, spent a restless night readingspiritual books, while his lawyer today requested the TADAcourt to shift him from the high-security egg-shaped cellwhere he felt suffocated.
Dutt, whose conviction in 1993 Mumbai blasts case wasupheld by the Supreme Court in March this year, surrenderedbefore the TADA court here yesterday.
"The 'anda' (egg-shaped) cell does not have enough lightand Dutt felt suffocated due to insufficient ventilation," hislawyer Rizwan Merchant told the TADA court this morning.
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Merchant further said that the egg-shaped cell wasgenerally used to keep the hardened criminals or thosearrested on terrorism-related charges. Dutt, he said, was notconvicted under TADA, and was not a terrorist.
Dutt had been sentenced under Arms Act and should be keptin barracks with other prisoners instead of segregating him,advocate Merchant said.
Judge G A Sanap asked him to file a written applicationso that he could pass an order after hearing the prosecution.
Merchant later told reporters that he will seekinstructions from Dutt; if the actor was shifted to Pune'sYerwada prison, he need not file the application.
A jail official, meanwhile, said 53-year-old Dutt spentthe night restless, reading religious books. He did someexercises in the morning.
Dutt has got permission to carry with him Bhagwad Gita,Ramayan and Hanuman Chalisa.
In which prison Dutt would serve his sentence was yet tobe decided, said Additional Director General of Police(Prisons) Meera Borwankar.
Another officer told PTI that prison department wasgathering information such as number of convicts, securityconditions and presence of inmates linked to underworld atjails in Taloja (Navi Mumbai), Yerwada (Pune), Thane, Nagpurand Nashik.
"We will go through this information and then take a callon whether to shift him. If things permit, he may be kept inArthur Road Jail. However, the chances of he being shifted toYerwada appear more bright," the officer added.
The last time the actor was at Yerwada Jail (followingconviction by TADA court) he had undertaken the job of makingchairs. As a convict, he can opt for carpentry, weaving,agriculture, or bakery work, as he will have to put in "hardlabour", the jail officer said.
His options depend on which prison he is lodged in, asjails have different industries.
Dutt has already spent 18 months in jail after his arrestin April 1993, and has three-and-half years to serve. TheSupreme Court had reduced his sentence from six years to fiveyears.
Meanwhile, a lawyer today moved the TADA Court seeking"security" for Dutt inside the prison, citing instances ofattacks by inmates. However, the court rejected his petitionsaying that the lawyer, H Holmagi, had no 'locus standi' (hehad not been engaged by Dutt). "Sanjay Dutt is capable ofprotecting himself and his family," judge Sanap said, tickingoff the lawyer.
The TADA court also issued non-bailable warrants againsttwo other convicts on a plea made by prosecutor Deepak Salvias they had failed to surrender within the deadline set by theSupreme Court.
Sharif (Dada) Parkar, who is over 80 years old and75-year-old Zebunisa Kazi moved separate petitions todayseeking more time to surrender. But the court turned downtheir pleas and issued warrants.
Parkar had been hospitalised following chest pain anddoctors have advised him angioplasty procedure, his lawyerFarhana Shah said, while Kazi's lawyer said she had beenadvised to take certain medical tests and needed time tillMonday to surrender.
Parkar was found guilty of organising landing of arms andRDX in Raigad district prior to the serial blasts. Kazi wasconvicted for allowing co-accused to keep weapons at her housefor sometime.
Dutt, whose conviction in 1993 Mumbai blasts case wasupheld by the Supreme Court in March this year, surrenderedbefore the TADA court here yesterday.
"The 'anda' (egg-shaped) cell does not have enough lightand Dutt felt suffocated due to insufficient ventilation," hislawyer Rizwan Merchant told the TADA court this morning.
Read: Sanjay Dutt to get home-cooked food in jail
Merchant further said that the egg-shaped cell wasgenerally used to keep the hardened criminals or thosearrested on terrorism-related charges. Dutt, he said, was notconvicted under TADA, and was not a terrorist.
Dutt had been sentenced under Arms Act and should be keptin barracks with other prisoners instead of segregating him,advocate Merchant said.
Judge G A Sanap asked him to file a written applicationso that he could pass an order after hearing the prosecution.
Merchant later told reporters that he will seekinstructions from Dutt; if the actor was shifted to Pune'sYerwada prison, he need not file the application.
A jail official, meanwhile, said 53-year-old Dutt spentthe night restless, reading religious books. He did someexercises in the morning.
Dutt has got permission to carry with him Bhagwad Gita,Ramayan and Hanuman Chalisa.
In which prison Dutt would serve his sentence was yet tobe decided, said Additional Director General of Police(Prisons) Meera Borwankar.
Another officer told PTI that prison department wasgathering information such as number of convicts, securityconditions and presence of inmates linked to underworld atjails in Taloja (Navi Mumbai), Yerwada (Pune), Thane, Nagpurand Nashik.
"We will go through this information and then take a callon whether to shift him. If things permit, he may be kept inArthur Road Jail. However, the chances of he being shifted toYerwada appear more bright," the officer added.
The last time the actor was at Yerwada Jail (followingconviction by TADA court) he had undertaken the job of makingchairs. As a convict, he can opt for carpentry, weaving,agriculture, or bakery work, as he will have to put in "hardlabour", the jail officer said.
His options depend on which prison he is lodged in, asjails have different industries.
Dutt has already spent 18 months in jail after his arrestin April 1993, and has three-and-half years to serve. TheSupreme Court had reduced his sentence from six years to fiveyears.
Meanwhile, a lawyer today moved the TADA Court seeking"security" for Dutt inside the prison, citing instances ofattacks by inmates. However, the court rejected his petitionsaying that the lawyer, H Holmagi, had no 'locus standi' (hehad not been engaged by Dutt). "Sanjay Dutt is capable ofprotecting himself and his family," judge Sanap said, tickingoff the lawyer.
The TADA court also issued non-bailable warrants againsttwo other convicts on a plea made by prosecutor Deepak Salvias they had failed to surrender within the deadline set by theSupreme Court.
Sharif (Dada) Parkar, who is over 80 years old and75-year-old Zebunisa Kazi moved separate petitions todayseeking more time to surrender. But the court turned downtheir pleas and issued warrants.
Parkar had been hospitalised following chest pain anddoctors have advised him angioplasty procedure, his lawyerFarhana Shah said, while Kazi's lawyer said she had beenadvised to take certain medical tests and needed time tillMonday to surrender.
Parkar was found guilty of organising landing of arms andRDX in Raigad district prior to the serial blasts. Kazi wasconvicted for allowing co-accused to keep weapons at her housefor sometime.
