Worli BMW Hit-and-Run Case: Bombay High Court Voices Concern After Accused Mihir Shah Challenges His Arrest on Technical Grounds, Says ‘God Forbid Us’
The high court bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande observed while hearing a plea filed by Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the Worli hit-and-run case. Shah challenged his arrest, stating that the same was illegal since the investigating officer did not give him the "grounds of arrest" in writing.
The Bombay High Court today, September 23, raised concerns and expressed anguish over the fact that in several serious offences, the accused are being released on a technical ground. "God forbid us if we go by the technicalities," the high court stated while observing that the accused are released on technical grounds that the investigating officer did not give them the "grounds of arrest" in writing. The high court bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande observed while hearing a plea filed by Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the Worli hit-and-run case. Shah challenged his arrest, stating that the same was illegal since the investigating officer did not give him the "grounds of arrest" in writing. On July 9, Shah was arrested by the police two days after he dragged a woman by his car while driving his BMW car in an inebriated condition during the wee hours of July 7 in Mumbai's Worli area. Worli BMW Hit-and-Run Case: No Traces of Alcohol Found in the Main Accused Mihir Shah’s Blood Samples, Says Forensic Report.
God Forbid Us if We Go by the Technicalities, Says HC
"God Forbid Us": Bombay High Court Voices Concern Over Accused Being Released On Technical Grounds, Even In Serious Offences | @NarsiBenwalhttps://t.co/24oCEZmDxe
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