New Delhi: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt can finally heave a sigh of relief as he walks free from Pune's Yerwada Jail. The 56-year-old actor was convicted in the Mumbai blasts case, where he completed his remaining 42-month sentence.


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Now that he is a free man, let's take a look at the chronological events of the infamous Sanjay Dutt case:


 


March 12, 1993:


Mumbai hit by a series of bomb blasts, killing 257 deaths and injuring 713 injuries.


 


April 19, 1993:


Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt gets arrested from Mumbai airport by the Crime Branch. He was held on charges of possession of an AK-56 rifle, a 9 mm pistol and ammunition.


 


April 28, 1993:


Dutt confesses to the police about possession of arms, however he had destroyed it.


 


May 5, 1993:


Sanjay Dutt granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court in the case.


 


July 4, 1994:


Dutt arrested again as trial court cancels his bail.


November 20, 1994:


Sanjay Dutt's U-turn on his confession.


 


October 1995:


Dutt writes to the Chief Justice, SC grants him bail.


 


October 1995:


After 15-month period, Dutt released from central prison.


 


November 2006:


Judgment hits hard. Dutt convicted under Arms Act and acquitted under TADA.


 


July 2007:


Sanjay Dutt pronounced with six years imprisonment.


August 2007:


Dutt challenges his conviction., moves SC.


 


November 2007:


Sanjay Dutt granted bail by SC.


 


November 2011:


Hearing starts in SC based on appeals filed by the actor and 100 other convicts.


 


March 2013:


Five year jail term declared by SC. Four weeks time granted to him by surrender.


 


October 2013:


14 day parole granted to the actor, however extended by another 14 days due to leg pain.


 


December 2013:


Out on 28 days parole, gets extension for another 28 days due to his wife Manyata's illness.


 


August 2015:


Dutt gets 30 day parole owing to daughter's nose surgery


 


January 6, 2016:


Actor set to walk out of jail on February 27, 2016.


 


February 25, 2016:


Dutt walks out free from of Pune's Yerwada Jail.