<p> Sanjay Dutt is a strong man and has accepted the punishment awarded by the Supreme Court "as it is", the actor's lawyer Satishmane Shinde said today.<br /><br />Maneshinde, who represented Dutt at the trial in the 1993 blasts case in the TADA court, said he had spoken to the actor who will have to undergo three-and-a-half more years in jail.<br /><br />"Sanjay Dutt told me I have accepted the judgement as it is. I have accepted it," Maneshinde said quoting the actor.<br /><br />The lawyer said though they will pursue the legal course available, "I man not sure what relief he can claim".</p>.<p><br />"But Sanjay Dutt will abide by the apex court's order of undergoing the sentence of three-and-a-half years in letter and spirit. Three-and-a-half-years is not a long period," he said.<br /><br />"We have prepared him (for sentence) from the very beginning. Sanjay Dutt is a strong man and will fight for himself," Maneshinde said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the actor himself remained closeted with his family at his penthouse in Pali Hill in suburban Bandra.<br /><br />A battery of media persons was present outside the building for the actor's comments but he has not obliged them so far. </p>
<p> Sanjay Dutt is a strong man and has accepted the punishment awarded by the Supreme Court "as it is", the actor's lawyer Satishmane Shinde said today.<br /><br />Maneshinde, who represented Dutt at the trial in the 1993 blasts case in the TADA court, said he had spoken to the actor who will have to undergo three-and-a-half more years in jail.<br /><br />"Sanjay Dutt told me I have accepted the judgement as it is. I have accepted it," Maneshinde said quoting the actor.<br /><br />The lawyer said though they will pursue the legal course available, "I man not sure what relief he can claim".</p>.<p><br />"But Sanjay Dutt will abide by the apex court's order of undergoing the sentence of three-and-a-half years in letter and spirit. Three-and-a-half-years is not a long period," he said.<br /><br />"We have prepared him (for sentence) from the very beginning. Sanjay Dutt is a strong man and will fight for himself," Maneshinde said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the actor himself remained closeted with his family at his penthouse in Pali Hill in suburban Bandra.<br /><br />A battery of media persons was present outside the building for the actor's comments but he has not obliged them so far. </p>