Sanjay Dutt's reprieve over, heads back to jail

Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was Monday headed back to jail after a two-month reprieve when the special TADA court handed him a copy of the judgement convicting him in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.

Dutt, who was granted bail on Aug 20 by the Supreme Court, was given a copy of the judgement by special Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act Judge P.D. Kode in the Arthur Road Jail court in south Mumbai Monday afternoon.

Dutt had been granted bail by the apex court pending receipt of a copy of the judgement.

The actor will be taken to Pune's Yerewada Jail in the evening.

He has been sentenced to six years' rigorous imprisonment under the Arms Act for his involvement in the March 1993 serial blasts in the city, which killed 257 people and left over 2,000 injured.

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