As Bollywood has come up in support of actor Sanjay Dutt in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, Chairman of the Press Council of India Justice Markandey Katju has also pitched strongly to pardon film star.
Katju asked Maharashtra Government to pardon Sanjay Dutt on humanitarian grounds as he has already suffered and faced imprisonment, reports said.
The actor belong to family who served for society even the actor himself has spread Gandhian philosophy through his film ‘Munnabhai MBBS’, the biggest hit of the Bollywood.
Maharashtra government indicated to take appropriate decision if a plea is filed by the actor.
“Governor will use his discretionary power when there will be an appeal to him. He has the power to pardon. We should not comment on it,” law minister Aswini Kumar told reporters.
Katju has also sent a letter to Maharashtra governor K Sankarnarayanan requesting to grant pardon for the actor because he was not a terrorist and hasn’t been found involved in a terror act, reports added.
However, BJP leader Balbir Punj opposed the appeals seeking to pardon Dutt, said, the law should be equal for all and “Such moves will set a bad precedence.”
The Supreme Court upholding the conviction of Sanjay Dutt for five years in jail has order to surrender him within four weeks in the 1993 Bombay blasts case under the Arms Act after found guilty of possession of AK-56 and other illegal weapons.
