Mumbai: In the Kurla bus accident case, the court has given accused driver Sanjay More to police custody till December 21. The police asked for seven days’ custody, but the accused’s lawyer argued that what was the need for police custody. Police sought seven-day custody to investigate the conspiracy of the accused or anyone else in the case. After strong arguments from both sides, the court insisted that the accused remain present in the court. Therefore the accused was brought to the court by taxi.
Due to security reasons, the police tried to present the accused through video conference instead of bringing him to the court. The police gave a written application in the court. The court did not approve the application. The hearing began after the police produced the accused following the court’s direction to produce them. A case of indecency has been registered against the accused.
The court asked More whether there was any complaint of assault? More replied in the negative and the police informed about the investigation. While driving the bus, Peacock has hit 50 to 60 vehicles within a radius of 300 meters. The driver knew there was a pedestrian zone. Although there was a passenger in the vehicle, he drove recklessly. What was the motive behind this? Was there a conspiracy? Is anyone else participating? etc. should be investigated. Under the influence of caffeine? The police also asked for his custody for seven days for questioning.
The accused’s lawyer argued that why is custody required? By corresponding with the best administration, the police can get as much information as required. Only he can tell whether the accused has been trained or not. After the arrest, the medical examination of the accused was done. If he was drunk would it not have been noticed? This question was asked by the lawyer of the accused.
The police asked important questions from the court. The bus that the accused used as the killer is a conspiracy. This should be investigated. On the other hand, the lawyer of the accused argued that the police had no concrete reason for the police custody. After hearing the arguments of both the parties, the court granted custody till December 21.