SC allows Sanjay Dutt to extend foreign visit for UN work

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is on bail in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, today got Supreme Court's permission to extend his foreign visit by two weeks to fulfil his commitments as United Nations' Goodwill Ambassador on malnutrition. Dutt moved an application seeking to modify the apex court's January 14 order by which he was allowed to go abroad till February 15. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said the actor, who is abroad, had to seek the court's permission for extending his foreign visit as the United Nations programme for which he has to visit the United States has been postponed by two weeks. Though CBI did not oppose the actor's plea before a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, it pointed out that the application on behalf of the actor was signed by an advocate. The court on January 14 had allowed Dutt to visit New York to fulfil his commitment as UN's Goodwill Ambassador on malnutrition. He had received a letter in this regard from the Director General, head of Observer Delegation to United Nations Economic and Social Council. Earlier the programme was scheduled for first week of February. The actor was earlier allowed to visit Bangkok, South Africa and the United Kingdom for the shooting of his two new films -- "Luck" and "Lamha."

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