Bombay HC Grants Bail to Shiv Sena Councillor in Hospital Assault Case

The court said the probe was nearing completion, and the accused could not be kept behind bars indefinitely, while transferring the case to a fast-track court. Rule of democracy is that the elected representative is by the people and for the people. If an elected representative is accused of assaulting his own voters, such a situation is bound to dent the fabric of democracy, the bench said.

It directed the accused to avoid contacting the witnesses and their relatives, or tampering with evidence. The bench warned of action if bail conditions are violated. After a charge sheet is filed, they [accused] may be allowed to enter Maharashtra. All the accused are directed to surrender their passports to the concerned magistrates...none of them would indulge in committing any offence of any nature whatsoever and would cooperate with the trial.