New Delhi:
The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case that will decide if actor Sanjay Dutt will go to jail.
On March 12, 1993, Mumbai was rocked by 12 bomb blasts between 1:33 pm to 3:40 pm which killed around 257 people and injured another 713. Property worth Rs 27 crore was damaged in the blasts.
The TADA court awarded death to 11 people and life sentences to 22. Others were given sentence ranging from 10 years to 3 years and fines upto Rs 1 lakh.
Mr Dutt was convicted in July 2007 for the illegal possession of a 9 mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle but was acquitted of more serious charges under the now defunct Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) law and was sentenced to six years jail term. He had spent 16 months in jail after his arrest in 1993.
In August 2007, Mr Dutt moved the Supreme Court challenging his conviction, and sought bail. He was granted bail in November 2007.