The moment of reckoning for Sanjay Dutt came finally after a long wait that saw him spend eighteen years in prison and worship all the Gods in the Hindu pantheon and appeal to the divine in all forms and all religions. Maybe, it worked for him because he has been found guilty of possessing weapons illegally in a notified area – an AK56 rifle and a 9 mm pistol – he has been acquitted from the larger conviction, that of conspiring in the serial blasts of 93’.

The dopey-eyed actor can sure thank his lucky stars that he has been acquitted by the TADA court from the conspiracy accusation. If he had found guilty of that one, he was a goner, a life imprisonment could have resulted. As far as I am concerned, this guy is lucky, he confessed to interacting with the blast conspirators at his house no less! Possessed illegal arms, then destroyed them, went back on his statements to the police and gets only three years for it. This too, he will surely appeal against in the higher court.

Sanjay Dutt was accompanied to the court by his brother-in-law Kumar Gaurav, his sister Namrata, Bunty Walia, and other personalities from the Hindi film industry. Sanjay Dutt entered the court alone. He can be placed in judicial custody now and his lawyers will have to move a bail application. The eighteen months that he already spent in jail will be deducted from his sentence.

I would really want to know what you readers feel about Dutt’s role in the Mumbai blasts that killed so many innocent Indians. The media portrays him as more wronged than wrong and I disagree with that!