The lawyer submitted that even though the TADA court had held that it was not bound by the assurances of the government, the top court has the power to decide the issue.
Another accused Riyaz Siddiqui was sentenced for 10 years
The Anti-Terrorism Squad has said they need time to find out who the other assailants of Pradeep Jain were.
Riyaz Siddiqui and Rajkumar Sharma are wanted in cases of murder, attempt to murder and other offences.
The CBI, while seeking custody of extradited gangster Abu Salem on Thursday, told the designated TADA court about Siddiqui's visit to Gujarat and how the arms reached the conspirators.
He was rushed to Mumbai's JJ Hospital due to chest pain.
The detailed role of the six convicts in the case, whose trial was separated from the main one, which concluded in 2007.
One accused was acquitted by the court.
A chronology of events in the case in which the main trial ended in 2007.
Gangster Abu Salem has denied in his statement before the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court in Mumbai that he went to the house of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
Abu Salem and two other accused were convicted in the 1995 murder case of city-based builder Pradeep Jain.
Not Mekhail. Not Rahul. Not anyone. 'Wouldn't someone have asked?' Indrani asked.