Bombay HC asks Maharashtra govt to explain Sanjay Dutt's early release
The Bombay High Court on Monday
asked theMaharashtra government to explain in detail its decision to release
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt early from jail on grounds of good conduct.
A division bench of Justice
RM Sawant and Justice Sadhna Jadhav directed the government to file an
affidavit justifying its decision, what parameters were considered for letting
the actor out eight months early, and the procedures followed while showing
leniency towards him.
Dutt was convicted and
sentenced to five years in an arms possession case connected to the March 1993 Mumbai
serial blasts case which he served in Yerawada Central Jail, Pune. He
was released on February 25, 2016.
The court was hearing a PIL
filed by Pune-based activist Pradeep Bhalekar challenging the series of
furloughs and paroles granted to Dutt when he was serving his sentence.The
court sought to know if the Deputy Inspector General, Prisons was consulted, or
whether the Jail Superintendent sent the recommendation directly to the
Maharashtra Governor.
"How did the
authorities assess that Dutt's conduct was good. When did they get time to make
such an assessment when he was out on parole half the time?" asked Justice
Sawant.

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