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Correct me if I am wrong.. but have the courts not declared them criminals?

"The ex-cricketer (Sidhu) received a candlelight welcome on Tuesday evening when he arrived in Chandigarh for hearing the quantum of sentence.
Over 500 youth and BJP activists, carrying candles, welcomed him as he alighted from the train."
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sidhu-gets-three-years-in-jail-wont-be-arrested-now/27815-3.html


"The courts may have held him guilty but Sanjay Dutt's fans within the industry have planned a signature campaign in support of the actor. All those in the industry who Sanjay helped from spot boys to actors would get together at Film City on December 12 to show the world what the real Sanju Baba is. Dutt, who has been held guilty under the Arms Act in the 1993 blasts, is currently out on bail."
http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?category=National&template=93mumbaiblasts&slug=Industry+campaigns+to+support+Sanjay+Dutt&id=97502&callid=1