PUBLIC MARKS from hemanshu_desai with tag mumbai

A local woman applies henna to the hand of a foreign customer in Mumbai December 18, 2006. Henna is an ancient body art which uses botanical dyes to decorate parts of the body for adornment in India. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi (INDIA)

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday gave actor Sanjay Dutt time till December 21 to surrender following his conviction in the 1993 bomb blasts case for illegally possessing arms. Sanjay, convicted under the Arms Act on November 28 for possessing a 9mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle, had earlier been granted time till today by the TADA court to surrender. He moved an application yesterday seeking more time on various grounds to surrender. The court will hear his plea on December 21, when the CBI has been asked to file its views. Clad in blue jeans and a striped shirt, Sanjay asked Judge PD Kode to allow him to surrender when the case concludes or the final verdict is delivered or until such time as the court may permit. He pleaded that he needed to make arrangements for his daughter Trishala's education in the US. She is coming to India on December 23 and he said he needed to spend time with her.