The apex Court upheld the death sentence to Yakub Abdul Razak Memon and commuted the death sentence of 10 others to life imprisonment. The Apex court commuted the death sentence of 10 others.

The highest court upheld Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's conviction under the Arms Act but commuted his jail sentence from six years to five. Delivering its judgement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, the court ruled out Dutt's release on probation. 257 people had died in the 13 serial blasts in the city.

Dutt had been given six-year jail term by the TADA court. As he has already spent 18 months in jail, he will now have to spend another three and a half years in prison.

The convicts who are on bail, including Sanjay Dutt, will have to surrender within four weeks.
Dutt was convicted in November 2006 for illegal possession of a 9mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle but was acquitted of more serious charges of criminal conspiracy under the now defunct anti-terror TADA.

Talking to a news channel Dutt’s counsel Satish Maneshinde said, Sanjay Dutt is strong enough to face any sentence awarded by the Supreme Court.

Mentioning Pakistan's role in the blasts, the court said that the training of convicts in Pakistan materialised in 1993 blasts. The Supreme Court said, that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was also involved in the 1993 blasts.

The court said that the police, customs and coast guards are also to be blamed for 1993 blasts. Ujjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor in 1993 serial blasts case, today said the Supreme Court upholding death penalty to Yakub Memon will send a strong message to the absconding accused in Pakistan that they will also be brought to book.