New Delhi: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt can finally heave a sigh of relief as he walks free from Pune's Yerwada Jail. The 56-year-old actor was convicted in the Mumbai blasts case, where he completed his remaining 42-month sentence.
Now that he is a free man, let's take a look at the chronological events of the infamous Sanjay Dutt case:
March 12, 1993:
Mumbai hit by a series of bomb blasts, killing 257 deaths and injuring 713 injuries.
April 19, 1993:
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt gets arrested from Mumbai airport by the Crime Branch. He was held on charges of possession of an AK-56 rifle, a 9 mm pistol and ammunition.
April 28, 1993:
Dutt confesses to the police about possession of arms, however he had destroyed it.
May 5, 1993:
Sanjay Dutt granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court in the case.
July 4, 1994:
Dutt arrested again as trial court cancels his bail.
November 20, 1994:
Sanjay Dutt's U-turn on his confession.
October 1995:
Dutt writes to the Chief Justice, SC grants him bail.
October 1995:
After 15-month period, Dutt released from central prison.
November 2006:
Judgment hits hard. Dutt convicted under Arms Act and acquitted under TADA.
July 2007:
Sanjay Dutt pronounced with six years imprisonment.
August 2007:
Dutt challenges his conviction., moves SC.
November 2007:
Sanjay Dutt granted bail by SC.
November 2011:
Hearing starts in SC based on appeals filed by the actor and 100 other convicts.
March 2013:
Five year jail term declared by SC. Four weeks time granted to him by surrender.
October 2013:
14 day parole granted to the actor, however extended by another 14 days due to leg pain.
December 2013:
Out on 28 days parole, gets extension for another 28 days due to his wife Manyata's illness.
August 2015:
Dutt gets 30 day parole owing to daughter's nose surgery
January 6, 2016:
Actor set to walk out of jail on February 27, 2016.
February 25, 2016:
Dutt walks out free from of Pune's Yerwada Jail.
