The lawyers had petitioned the court against his conviction and sought bail until that petition was ruled on. But they said they could not argue the case as they were yet to get a copy of the judgment of the Mumbai court.
A three-judge bench headed by the chief justice agreed and said that "the nature of the offence and the evidence is very difficult to examine at this stage," and granted bail to Dutt until the lawyers get a copy of the verdict.
Dutt's appeal said his conviction by a special anti-terrorism court in Mumbai was based on his confession that he had later retracted.
"A retracted confession is a weak piece of evidence," the petition said, arguing that the conviction should also be overturned because no arms or ammunition were ever recovered from Dutt or his home.
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