Actor Sanjay Dutt surrendered before the special TADA court here on Monday after being handed over a copy of the judgment in the 1993 serial blasts case by the court.

Sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment for being in possession of one AK-56 rifle, magazines and 9 mm pistol on July 31, Dutt was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on August 20, subject to the condition that he would surrender before the special TADA court as soon as he got the copy of the judgment.

The good news for Dutt is that the special TADA court judge P D Kode states in the judgment that there is no proof that he received the weapons through Anees Ibrahim, key conspirator of the 1993 serial blasts and brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

“It can be safely said that the weapons received by A-117 (Dutt) was not received by him because of his any nexus with Anees for such a purpose,” the judgment says.

Though Dutt’s confession reveals “some nexus” with Anees Ibrahim the “said material cannot be stretched to the conclusion that the weapons were received or handed over to A-117 because of the said relationship,” it says. The court also rejected the content in Samir Hingora’s confession that Dutt spoke to Anees when Abu Salem and Baba Chauhan delivered the arms in his house.

Hinting that extradited accused Abu Salem’s confession could have helped prove Dutt possession of hand grenades for 2-3 days, the judgment says: “After considering all the material in the said confession (confession of Salem being not proved in the present prosecution, in view of his case being separated) makes it difficult to come to conclusion of A-117 having asked or having received and having kept with him any hand grenades.”

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