Mumbai:  A special TADA court here today held actor Sanjay Dutt guilty under the Arms Act for possessing weapons but acquitted him of terrorism and conspiracy charges in the 1993 serial blasts here.


Later, the TADA court extended bail of actor Sanjay Dutt, and asked him to surrender on December 19.

"During my reasoning I have not found him (Sanjay) to be a terrorist," Judge P D Kode said in the open court.

The actor was not found guilty of charges under the Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act or conspiracy charges under the Indian Penal Code.

Under the Arms Act, Sanjay faces a minimum prison term of five years.

The court will today hear the bail applications of actor Sanjay Dutt and his friend Yusuf Nallwalla.

Following a plea from their lawyers, Judge P D Kode asked them to file bail applications that would be considered this afternoon.

Talking to a news channel, Sanjay's sister and MP Priya Dutt had said that the family would move the Bombay High Court for bail in case the TADA court denied it.

"Since the conviction is only under the Arms Act, it will be High Court (where we will move the bail plea)," she said.

Another convict, former additional customs collector Somnath Thapa, too sought bail, saying he was suffering from lung cancer for the past two years and was undergoing chemotherapy. The court said it would decide his plea later in the afternoon.

Thapa has been convicted under TADA for aiding and abetting terrorist acts.

The court granted two weeks to another convict Zebunisa Qazi to surrender and asked her to furnish a personal bond of
three lakhs.