Sanjay Dutt on way to court in Mumbai.
Mumbai:
Hours after a Mumbai court has issued a non-bailable warrant for actor Sanjay Dutt, he showed up in court and was granted bail in a case filed against him by movie producer Shakeel Noorani.
Mr Noorani has alleged that he has received death threats from the underworld on behalf of Mr Dutt.
The actor had skipped two court appearances in this case, provoking the judge to order his arrest.
Mr Noorani alleges that Mr Dutt agreed to shoot a movie with him in 2002, and then abandoned the project. He wants Mr Dutt to repay a 50-lakh signing amount and nearly two crores that he says he incurred as losses. A producers' association in Mumbai ruled in his favour.
Mr Noorani says that in retaliation, the movie star organised for the underworld to make warning phone calls to him.
Mr Dutt, who is 53, has asked for a review of the Supreme Court decision to send him back to jail for three-and-a-half years on a case linked to the 1993 serial bombings in which 250 people were killed and more than 700 injured.
Mr Dutt was convicted last month of illegally possessing weapons arranged for him by underworld gang-lords convicted for the attacks.
The actor originally said he would not challenge the verdict, but he has since filed a review petition and has also been granted four weeks by the Supreme Court to finish shooting films in which his lawyers said nearly 270 crores were invested.
Mr Noorani has alleged that he has received death threats from the underworld on behalf of Mr Dutt.
The actor had skipped two court appearances in this case, provoking the judge to order his arrest.
Mr Noorani alleges that Mr Dutt agreed to shoot a movie with him in 2002, and then abandoned the project. He wants Mr Dutt to repay a 50-lakh signing amount and nearly two crores that he says he incurred as losses. A producers' association in Mumbai ruled in his favour.
Mr Noorani says that in retaliation, the movie star organised for the underworld to make warning phone calls to him.
Mr Dutt, who is 53, has asked for a review of the Supreme Court decision to send him back to jail for three-and-a-half years on a case linked to the 1993 serial bombings in which 250 people were killed and more than 700 injured.
Mr Dutt was convicted last month of illegally possessing weapons arranged for him by underworld gang-lords convicted for the attacks.
The actor originally said he would not challenge the verdict, but he has since filed a review petition and has also been granted four weeks by the Supreme Court to finish shooting films in which his lawyers said nearly 270 crores were invested.
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