Sanjay Dutt Pardon Plea

Sanjay Dutt's lawyers issued a statement: "No application for grant of pardon was ever made by Sanjay Dutt or his family members to the Governor seeking pardon. Further, Sanjay Dutt or his family members never approached former Supreme Court Justice Katju for making an application for pardon on behalf of Dutt"

Governor Vidyasagar Rao reportedly rejected the petition on the recommendation of the state home department, which said it would set a bad precedent as the actor's conviction was confirmed by the Supreme Court. Sanjay Dutt was jailed in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts

A pardon plea for actor Sanjay Dutt by Member of Parliament Jaya Prada and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was forwarded by the Maharashtra Governor to the state home department seeking its opinion on March 28, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said today. On Tuesday, Ms Prada and Mr Singh had met Governor K Sankaranarayanan requesting him to pard...

Following Sanjay Dutt's emotional appeal to be allowed to follow the Supreme Court verdict, the plea within Bollywood for the actor's legal pardon has considerably diminished.

Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju has written to the President, appealing for pardon for Sanjay Dutt who has been sentenced to five-year imprisonment by the Supreme Court for possessing illegal arms in the 1993 Bombay blasts case.

With Press Council of India (PCI) chief Justice Markandey Katju asking the Maharashtra Governor to pardon film star Sanjay Dutt in a case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, the government today indicated that the matter will be looked into and an "appropriate" decision taken once such a plea is made by the actor.

Sanjay Dutt's lawyers issued a statement: "No application for grant of pardon was ever made by Sanjay Dutt or his family members to the Governor seeking pardon. Further, Sanjay Dutt or his family members never approached former Supreme Court Justice Katju for making an application for pardon on behalf of Dutt"

Governor Vidyasagar Rao reportedly rejected the petition on the recommendation of the state home department, which said it would set a bad precedent as the actor's conviction was confirmed by the Supreme Court. Sanjay Dutt was jailed in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts

A pardon plea for actor Sanjay Dutt by Member of Parliament Jaya Prada and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was forwarded by the Maharashtra Governor to the state home department seeking its opinion on March 28, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said today. On Tuesday, Ms Prada and Mr Singh had met Governor K Sankaranarayanan requesting him to pard...

Following Sanjay Dutt's emotional appeal to be allowed to follow the Supreme Court verdict, the plea within Bollywood for the actor's legal pardon has considerably diminished.

Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju has written to the President, appealing for pardon for Sanjay Dutt who has been sentenced to five-year imprisonment by the Supreme Court for possessing illegal arms in the 1993 Bombay blasts case.

With Press Council of India (PCI) chief Justice Markandey Katju asking the Maharashtra Governor to pardon film star Sanjay Dutt in a case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, the government today indicated that the matter will be looked into and an "appropriate" decision taken once such a plea is made by the actor.