Even though , Bollywood actor and a convict under arms act, Sanjay Dutt earlier said that he wouldn't file mercy petition , he changed his stand. Now he moved to the Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender. arguing that his punishment should be kept in abeyance until the Maharashtra governor or the President of India decides on pardon.

Dutt has argued that he was a young man in 1993 and has done a lot of social work since then and so leniency should be shown towards him. The Supreme Court had on March 21, 2013, upheld Dutt's conviction in the 1993 Bombay blasts case but his jail sentence was reduced from six to five years. He along with other convicts were given four weeks (April 18) to surrender.

(AW-Jyotishman)