UP court issues non-bailable warrant against Sanjay Dutt

A local court in Mau on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against actor Sanjay Dutt for not appearing before it in connection with a violation of model code of conduct case lodged during the last Lok Sabha elections.

Judicial Magistrate Krishna Kumar issued the warrant against Dutt after he failed to appear before the court despite repeated summons and a bailable warrant, prosecution officials said in Mau.

A case was lodged against Dutt, who was then national general secretary of Samajwadi Party, in April 2009 for making some controversial remarks while campaigning in favour of the party candidate Arshad Jamal.

Despite repeated summons when the actor did not appear before the court, a bailable warrant was issued on March 26 this year, they said.

The court also issued summons against SP candidate and co-accused in the case Jamal and directed Superintendent of Police and DIG of Azamgarh to serve the same through city inspector.

The court said if report on serving summon was not submitted on the next date of hearing on July 8 action would be taken against the inspector.