Kode stayed the transfer of custody of Salem to Delhi Police. Salem, lodged in the Arthur Road Jail here, is a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Earlier in the day, the actor had to face protests by the families of the other accused in the case as he arrived at the court on Tuesday morning.
As the court starts providing a certified copy of the 6,000-odd page judgment to the 100 convicts and 23 acquitted persons from September 14, the voluminous court order would not be given free to the acquitted persons as per the law.
A division bench comprising Justice V S Sirpurkar and Justice S M Ibrahim Khallifulla has issued a notice to Vaiko
Sanjay Dutt will be free for one more month as he is yet to get the copy of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court judgment sentencing him to six years jail.
Sanjay Dutt who is often surrounded with controversies gets a breather. Today morning the actor was seen receiving his daughter Trishala at Sahar International Airport. Trishala is Dutt's daughter from his first wife Richa Sharma.
Kode has proved that justice may be delayed but it cannot be denied to the 257 innocent who lost their lives in the blasts.
Without the trial of 'Tiger' Memon and Dawood Ibrahim, the most important anti-terror case in independent India will always remain an unfinished chapter.
The special TADA court asked him to pay Rs 1 lakh as fine. He was given a suspended sentence of one year, in view of his advanced age and good behaviour.
Sanjay Dutt's sentencing is scheduled for July 31, two days after the star turns 48.
Tense moments awaited the Memon brothers at Mumbai's TADA court on Friday, when the family members were all sentenced for their involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts
However, the CBI, objected saying the Commission report cannot be used by the convicts for defence.
Salem's confession describes the role played by Qayoom and Bilakhiya in arms distribution in furtherance to the 1993 bomb blast conspiracy, CBI said.
The applicants now want to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the ruling by the court of Judge P D Kode.
Somnath Thapa, former additional collector, customs (preventive), was found guilty of non-interference in smuggling of arms and explosives despite knowing the designs of prime accused Tiger Memon and other accused
Sardar Shahwali Khan and Altaf Ali Sayed were found guilty of aiding and abetting the blasts.
Another accused was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Salem has also said that though he was involved in transportation of these weapons, initially he had no idea that he was transporting weapons.
In all, 18 people, including leader of the banned Al Umma outfit S A Basha, have been named as accused in the case.
Gangsters Ejaz Pathan and Shaikh Ali Shaikh Umar were given terms today.
The special TADA court also sentenced Shaikh Mohammed Ehtesham to 10 years RI.
Special Judge P D Kode, while sentencing the 83-year-old Dawood Phanse to life imprisonment, imposed a fine of Rs two lakh on him and added that he was spared the death penalty considering his age.
Meanwhile, three accused from Raigad district, who were convicted on Tuesday, have pleaded for leniency in sentencing.
The special TADA court sentenced Gul Mohammad to six years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 15,000.
Shaikh was also held guilty of conspiracy and participating in landing operations of arms and ammunitions, which arrived at Shekhadi coast in Raigad district on February 3 and 7, 1993.
The court also allowed Salem's plea for home food and bedding on condition that the food may be provided only by his brother Abdul Lais after undergoing security drill and verification process.
The communication was sent in a sealed envelope that is likely to be opened on Tuesday
Sanjay was found guilty under the Arms Act on November 28 for possessing a 9 mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle in the 1993 bomb blast case.
Judge P D Kode issued the order while hearing the bail plea filed by the lawyers of Dutt and his friend Yusuf Nallwalla.
While the court found Dutt guilty under the Arms Act, it acquitted the actor of the criminal conspiracy charges under TADA.
Early Wednesday morning, Dutt is supposed to have told the friend, 'Even sleeping pills are of no use. I am not going to sleep.'
Emotions ran high as a tense-looking Sanjay hugged his friends after getting out of the car and nodded at waiting camerapersons as he walked into the court premises.
The TADA court on Monday held an aide of Abu Salem guilty of carrying weapons from Sanjay Dutt's residence to the house of co-accused but acquitted another due to lack of evidence.
With these two convictions, the number of those found guilty in the case has risen to 81.
Ehsan Mohammad Tufel Qureshi was found guilty of complicity.
The summons were issued by designated Judge P D Kode, who had asked Sanjay and 25 other accused to appear before him for giving their attendance.
They have admitted their complicity and asked for leniency.
Yakub also denied that the premises at Al-Husseini building, which were used to store explosives, belonged to him. He claimed he did not own any apartment in the building.
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