Sanjay Dutt is a fine actor. One of my favorits. His role in "Lage raho ..." was awesome, and I am sure he has set an example for many to live a good life (at least through that movie). I am sure he has lived his life most civilized in the last decade or so. But nothing erases a crime. No matter how much social or volunteer work you do, or how much charity you do - if somewhere in your life you committed a crime, you would end up paying the penalties for that. I agree, for certain common crimes - including a murder can be pardoned given the adverse circumstances or the overall character of the guilty. But having an arsenal of dozens of hand-graneds and sub-machine gun, and having the ties with the terrorists and mass-murderers - is not a common crime. It is characterized as treason. Why are we even talking about special treatment or fans and bedsheets when the man is convicted for a crime that is not a small crime! Just because he is a celebrity?
