Gandhigiri pays off: Sanjay Dutt to walk free from Pune jail on February 27

The actor's has been granted the benefits of remittance for his good behaviour.

Mumbai

: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is serving his five-year sentence in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, will walk out of jail on February 27 as a free man.

The actor will be released from Yerwada jail in Pune prior to his official release date. According to reports, the actor’s sentence has been cut short on the grounds of good behaviour.

The 56-year-old will be released 103 days ahead of the official end of this jail term.

On Tuesday, the minister of state home cleared the proposal to give the actor the benefits of remittance for good conduct.

56-year-old Dutt was convicted in 2007 by a special TADA court under the Arms Act for possession of arms and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. Dutt had spent 18 months in jail in 1996 after his arrest. In May 2013, the actor surrendered after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction and sentence. The actor has since then been lodged in the Yerwada Central prison at Pune. After he was sent to Yerwada in May 2013, Dutt had been out on parole twice and an equal number of times on furlough.

In October 2013, he was out on furlough for 14 days, which was extended by a fortnight. In January 2014, a 30-day parole was extended by another 30 days. In December 2014, he was granted a 14-day furlough. He was recently out on 30-day furlough for her daughter's nose surgery. Sanjay has spent nearly 30 months in prison already and is due to walk out as a free man in February 2016.