<p>Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt on Tuesday denied before the Supreme Court any relationship with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim even though he admitted that he had attended a party hosted by the gangster before the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dutt also claimed that he had no relation with prime accused Tiger Memon. Appearing on behalf of Dutt, senior advocate Harish Salve told a bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan that the film actor had attended a dinner at Dawood’s house in Dubai but had no friendship with the don.<br /><br />“I have only attended a dinner at Dawood’s house along with two film producers which was before the blast. Other than that I do not have any relationship,” he said. The court then sought to know if the relationship was confined to film shooting from the counsel to which he replied in affirmative.<br /><br />The bench started hearing the Dutt’s appeal challenging his conviction and the six-year jail awarded to him under the Arms Act for alleged illegal possession of a gun in connection with the 1993 bomb blasts case. The apex court also asked Dutt as to why he retracted from his alleged confessional statement. “The retraction comes after one-and-half years. You could have done it immediately,” the bench asked the counsel.</p>
<p>Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt on Tuesday denied before the Supreme Court any relationship with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim even though he admitted that he had attended a party hosted by the gangster before the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dutt also claimed that he had no relation with prime accused Tiger Memon. Appearing on behalf of Dutt, senior advocate Harish Salve told a bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan that the film actor had attended a dinner at Dawood’s house in Dubai but had no friendship with the don.<br /><br />“I have only attended a dinner at Dawood’s house along with two film producers which was before the blast. Other than that I do not have any relationship,” he said. The court then sought to know if the relationship was confined to film shooting from the counsel to which he replied in affirmative.<br /><br />The bench started hearing the Dutt’s appeal challenging his conviction and the six-year jail awarded to him under the Arms Act for alleged illegal possession of a gun in connection with the 1993 bomb blasts case. The apex court also asked Dutt as to why he retracted from his alleged confessional statement. “The retraction comes after one-and-half years. You could have done it immediately,” the bench asked the counsel.</p>
