Mumbai: Tomorrow a designated court confidential orders will be passed in respect to the application filed by actor Sanjay Dutt and his three associates under probation of Offenders Act, seeking release on basis of their conduct.

A few months back, Dutt and the three others -- Yusuf Nullwala, Rusi Mulla and Kersi Adajenia -- had filed the plea seeking relief under Section 4 of probation of Offenders Act which was however, opposed by the prosecuting agency CBI.

Tomorrow Dutt and his three friends are not required to appear before the Tada Judge P D Kode.

According to defence advocates, the court will pass a confidential order which will be disclosed when their cases are taken up for sentencing. The court will start delivering the sentence from Friday.

While Dutt and his three friends were cleared of charges under Tada, they were found guilty under different provisions of Arms Act. Senior counsels V R Manohar and Harshad Ponda had argued the PoA applications.

The Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has opposed their plea.

Dutt faces a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of ten years. However, as he spent nearly 18 months in jail previously, he faces a maximum of seven years. If he is sentenced, it could be suspended giving him a chance to appeal in Supreme Court, according to legal experts.