New Delhi: 1993 Bombay Blasts case convict Zaibunissa Kazi has approached the Supreme Court. She says her sentencing should be kept in abeyance till the Maharashtra Governor or the President decide on her pardon. Zaibunissa's sentence of 5 years by the Bombay High court was upheld by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had said that all convicts should surrender within 4 weeks of its upholding the Bombay High Court...
03:19 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Thane: Noted prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who worked as a special public prosecutor in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, on Saturday turned philosophical to take a dig at Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt whose conviction was recently upheld by the Supreme Court. "Neta ho ya Abhineta....Bogus Gandhigiri se parmatma ke ghar me koi apna pap nahi dho sakta (No one, whether an actor or politician, can get any solace from God by...
07:52 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, ordered by the Supreme Court to complete his five years sentence for complicity in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, is mulling filing a review petition against the judgement, sources close to him said today. The Supreme Court had on March 21 upheld Dutt's conviction under Arms Act and sentenced him to five years in jail of which he has already served 18 months. In keeping with...
05:48 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has sent 60 representations and petitions received by him from various individuals and organisations, both seeking and opposing clemency for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to the State Home Department. In a letter dated April 4, 2013 addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Maharashtra, Home Department, the Secretary to the Governor Vikas Chandra Rastogi has sent copies of all the representations received by...
04:46 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju, spearheading efforts to seek pardon for 1993 Mumbai blast convicts Sanjay Dutt and Zaibunnisa Kazi, has sought suspension of their jail sentences as long as his appeal is pending before the President. In an appeal sent to the President, the Prime Minister and the Home minister, Justice Katju has sought that Dutt and Kazi should not be jailed till his appeal for grant...
10:24 PM, Apr 01, 2013
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07:25 AM, Apr 01, 2013
The Maharashtra Governor has forwarded expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's letter, seeking pardon for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, to the state Home Department, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said on Sunday. ...
08:54 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Maharashtra Governor on Sunday forwarded expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's letter seeking pardon for Sanjay Dutt to Maharashtra State Home Department. The Bollywood actor, who has already undergone imprisonment of 18 months, was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Supreme Court in 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. ...
02:42 PM, Mar 31, 2013
On Thursday morning, an emotional Sanjay Dutt made his first statement on camera since the Supreme Court's verdict. The actor said that he is not seeking pardon and that he is committed to finish his pending film projects before he surrenders. ...
03:08 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Joining the Bollywood brigade demanding relief for Sanjay Dutt, the Deol family has expressed solidarity with the actor who has been convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. ...
10:58 AM, Mar 29, 2013
The Deols - Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby - wished luck to Sanjay Dutt who has been convicted under the Arms act for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings. ...
10:52 AM, Mar 29, 2013
The debate over actor Sanjay Dutt's pardon continues to polarise top jurists even as the actor himself has refused to seek clemency. While Dutt said he is ready to surrender and go to jail, others are still pushing for his pardon. ...
10:14 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Amidst the clamour to seek a pardom for him, actor Sanjay Dutt broke his silence on Thursday. An emotional Dutt broke down while speaking to the media and said he will surrender in the case and not seek a pardon. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Breaking down repeatedly while addressing the media, Sanjay Dutt said he isn't seeking pardon and will surrender within the stipulated deadline. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Amidst the clamour to seek a pardon for him, actor Sanjay Dutt on Thursday broke his silence and said that he will not seek pardon in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. "Right now I am a shattered man. My family is shattered. I have very very tough time in my life, in our lives," said Dutt. An emotional, and dejected Dutt broke down while addressing the media for the first...
10:31 PM, Mar 28, 2013
While Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt on Thursday said that he had not sought pardon from five years' sentence handed down by the Supreme Court in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, Zaibunisa Kazi, whose case is similar to Dutt's, has sought one. While her daughter has written to Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju in this regard, some news channels on Thursday aired a video recording which showed Kazi herself appealing...
10:19 PM, Mar 28, 2013
An emotional Sanjay Dutt broke down while speaking to the media and said that he will surrender within the deadline set by the Supreme Court. He also added that he was shattered at the judgement and that these are very tough times for his family. Dutt resolved to not seek pardon from his sentence. ...
09:27 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Markandey Katju has kept his word and written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt and 1993 Mumbai blasts case convict Zaibunisa Kazi. Even as Dutt said in a statement that he would not apply for mercy, Katju had earlier promised that, "I will appeal for Dutt and Zaibunisa's pardon. It's true that it was a grave offence and the...
08:49 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Thursday said that he would seek pardon for both actor Sanjay Dutt and 1993 Mumbai blasts case convict Zaibunisa. But senior Supreme Court Advocate Sanjay Hegde is of the opinion that Zaibunisa is a more appropriate person to ask for clemency than Sanjay Dutt because of her old age and recent surgery. ...
07:21 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Amidst the clamour to seek a pardon for him, actor Sanjay Dutt on Thursday broke his silence. Sanjay said, "Right now I am a shattered man. My family is shattered. I have very very tough time in my life, in our lives." ...
07:09 PM, Mar 28, 2013
