Sanjay Dutt could again be sent to jail, the culprit of Rajiv Gandhi murder case reaches HC to seek if Dutt’s release from Yerwada was lawful
According to Perarivalan’s plea, he made an RTI application to Yerwada Jail in March 2016 and sought to know whether the opinion of the central and state government was taken before the premature release of Sanjay Dutt.
Sanjay Dutt in trouble for premature release from jail
An accused in the Rajiv Gandhi murder case has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking details of the premature release of actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the Bombay serial bomb blasts case.
AG Perarivalan was sentenced to life imprisonment at the age of 19 for providing two nine-volt batteries. These batteries were used in a bomb whose explosion caused the death of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Perarivalan is currently in Puzhal Central Jail in Chennai. The man, who has been behind bars for the last 29 years, filed a petition in Bombay High Court last week through lawyer Nilesh Ukay as he failed to get answers from the Maharashtra Jail Department to his questions under the Right to Information Act.
Sanjay Dutt was released before time
Sanjay Dutt was convicted by a special court in 2006-2007 under the Arms Act and sentenced to six years of imprisonment. Later this decision was approved by the Supreme Court but reduced the term of imprisonment to five years.
In May 2013, Sanjay Dutt surrendered to complete his sentence in Yerwada Jail. During the sentence, he was discharged and paroled on several occasions and he was released 256 days before on 25 February 2016.
Petitioner asks these questions
According to Perarivalan’s plea, he made an RTI application to Yerwada Jail in March 2016 and sought to know whether the opinion of the central and state government was taken before the premature release of Sanjay Dutt. On not getting a reply, he reached the Appellate Authority, who refused to give information to him, saying that it was related to a third person. He then reached the State Information Commission which issued an ‘inadequate and unclear’ order. Then he has come to the High Court. Perarivalan’s application is likely to be heard next week.
