By a staff reporter
21 August 2007
DUBAI — After weeks of trauma, a silver lining has finally appeared in the dark cloud that had eclipsed actor Sanjay Dutt's life and career after his sentencing by a special court in the infamous gun possession case under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. He was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court yesterday and is expected to be released from Pune's Yerwada prison today.
Though some members of the Indian expatriate community do empathise with Sanjay, a few also feel that it won't be too long before he is bundled into a prison van and carted away to his cell.
Some of the expatriates feel that a lot of unnecessary attention and time had been devoted to the case.
Manjula Ramakrishnan, Editor of Business Quality Review magazine, published from Dubai, opined, "He's been given bail because he's entitled to it. However, there has been too much noise and much ado over nothing, with regards to this case. As a fellow human being, I do feel empathy. But legally, I think we should allow the law to take its own course."
"When the law finally does catch up with offenders, what are we complaining about?" she asked, adding that the celebrity fixation was unnecessary.
Bharat Chachara, manager of India Club in Dubai, observed, "Even if Sanjay Dutt is out on bail, justice would ultimately be served. This would happen regardless of the decisions taken in the lower courts. Besides, it is only an interim bail and could be revoked any time."
However, the honorary secretary and board member of the Indian Business and Professional Council, Navin Kapoor, said he was glad for Dutt even if it is interim bail. "When he was sentenced, I did feel bad. I guess it will be a breather for him and his family. As an ardent fan of his, I do feel happy and wish him well," he added.http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae /2007/August/theuae_August578.xml§ion=theuae
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