In a partial relief to actor Sanjay Dutt, the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted him four more weeks to surrender to serve his three-and half-year jail term in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blast case. The apex court however refused to allow his request for six months time to enable him complete his pending film projects. (PTI)

Sanjay Dutt had to surrender tomorrow (April 18) to serve the remaining sentence out of the five year's jail term awarded to him for illegal possession of arms. The court exercised its power under the Constitution and Civil Procedure Code to grant him the reprieve even as CBI opposed Dutt's plea saying this would amount to modifying the final judgement by the court on March 21.

Sanjay Dutt had earlier addressed a press conference outside his Pali Hill residence saying he will not file a review petition and would serve the jail term. (AP)

Sanjay Dutt will have to serve a jail term of more than three years after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. The SC said the blasts were organised by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and others with the involvement of Pakistan's ISI. (Express Archive Photo)

The apex court reduced to five years the six year jail term awarded to him by a designated TADA court in 2006, ruling out his release on probation because the "nature" of his offence was "serious". (Express Archive Photo)

His sister Priya Dutt was at the Supreme Court at the time of the verdict. (IE Photo: Amit Mehra)

The Congress MP broke down after verdict. (IE Photo: Amit Mehra)

53-year-old actor, who is son of famous bollywood couple late Sunil Dutt and Nargis, has already spent one and half years in jail and was out on bail. Sunil Dutt was a long standing Congressman and was a Union Minister.

Seen here with his father Sunil Dutt. (Express Archive Photo)

Sanjay Dutt was convicted by the TADA court for illegal possession a 9 mm Pistol and a AK-56 rifle which was part of the consignment of weapons and explosives brought to India for the coordinated serial blasts that killed 257 people and injured over 700. (Express Archive Photo)

Sanjay Dutt is a strong man and has accepted the punishment awarded by the Supreme Court "as it is", the actor's lawyer Satishmane Shinde said today. (Express Archive Photo)

"Sanjay Dutt told me I have accepted the judgement as it is. I have accepted it," Maneshinde said quoting the actor. (Express Archive Photo)

On the Supreme Court's observation that the case against Sanjay Dutt was too serious in nature and his release on probation could not be considered, Maneshinde said, "The verdict is very unfortunate". (Express Archive Photo)

The fate of three big budget films is riding on Dutt with Zanjeer remake, Policegiri and Rajkumar Hirani's Peekay, currently under production. Dutt was also slated to reprise his role of a lovable goon in Hirani's third Munnabhai film, whose future remains unclear now. (Express Archive Photo)

On March 12, 1993, Mumbai was rocked by a series of blasts, engineered by fundamentalist elements. (Express Archive Photo)

The blasts also damaged property worth over Rs 27 crore. (Express Archive Photo)