I would not be surprised if the Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, submits an amnesty appeal to the President to grant Sanjay Dutt a presidential pardon. This has been done in many countries and eventhough opposition parties cry over such pardons, it hardly makes a dent to the action already taken. I still believe that Sanjay Dutt should have been given probation, as 14 years a long time, and since he was only charged for possession of guns, and these were destroyed and not used for killing anyone, he deserved a leniency. He had already served time and that was punishment enough.
RE:August 15, Presidential Pardon!
by Drive A McLaren on Aug 03, 2007 09:20 PM Permalink
i think an amnesty plea for sanjay dutt is better placed and more legitimate than Mohd Afzal Guru. What say?
RE:August 15, Presidential Pardon!
by Old Monk on Aug 03, 2007 09:41 PM Permalink
Sanjay Dutt was possesing a banned weapon in a sensitive area at a sensitive time,unfortunately for him those who supplied the weapon later also turned out to be serial blasts conspirators.Had Sanjay known about this surely he would not have accepted the weapon.
Now to serve 6 years for mere possesion is ridiculous,he has already served time in jail as an undertrial and not to forget the trauma of last 14 years.Punishment should not be more than a crime.
Drunk drivers mow people to death and get away by just paying Rs.900. In Bihar/UP badlands,Gun making is a home industry and people own arms to protect themselves against kidnappers and gangsters.
