The Bombay High Court today rejected the plea made to relax the bail conditions imposed on the accused doctors in the Dr. Payal Tadvi suicide case..The three accused doctors had moved applications praying that the High Court relax their bail condition to protect their right to continue their postgraduate studies from Topiwala National Medical College, attached to the BYL Nair Hospital..Justice SS Jadhav passed the order today after taking into account submissions made by the Gynaecology department of the BYL Nair Hospital opposing the plea, citing apprehensions that the presence of the accused would adversely affect the atmosphere at the hospital and the provision of health services. .The High Court had granted bail to doctors Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Mehere and Ankita Khandelwal, the three accused of having abetting Dr Tadvi’s suicide, apart from ragging and caste discrimination, in the case in August last year..Bail was granted on a PR bond of Rs 2 lakh each, and with strict conditions to report to the concerned authorities every alternate day until the framing of charges. Inter alia, the accused were also directed not to enter the jurisdiction of the BYL Nair Hospital and the Topiwala Medical college..In response to the applications of the accused to relax the bail conditions, Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thakre pointed out that there is a possibility that the accused doctors may influence witnesses in the case, who are also studying in the same college, if their bail conditions were relaxed. .In the interest of ruling out even remote possibilities of witness tampering, the SPP sought to obtain instructions from the Medical College on whether the accused may pursue their studies in a separate unit. Additional Public Prosecutor SS Shinde also told the Court that she would assist the SPP on this aspect..The request has, however, been opposed by the original complainant, in view of the apprehensions of witness tampering. The deceased, Dr Payal Tadvi also belonged to the same college. .Taking note of all the submissions, Justice Jadhav yesterday listed the matter for today to pass appropriate orders, after examining the stance of the BYL Nair Charity Hospital and the Gynaecology Department of the Topiwala Medical College..Dr Payal Tadvi, postgraduate student at the TN Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai had committed suicide by hanging herself in a hostel room on May 22 last year. Her family had accused three of her seniors of harassment and caste discrimination..The chargesheet filed by the crime branch includes a suicide note recovered from Dr. Payal Tadvi’s phone. Police claimed that Tadvi, in her note, blamed the three accused doctors for harassment and said that they will be responsible for her death..[Read the order passed yesterday]
The Bombay High Court today rejected the plea made to relax the bail conditions imposed on the accused doctors in the Dr. Payal Tadvi suicide case..The three accused doctors had moved applications praying that the High Court relax their bail condition to protect their right to continue their postgraduate studies from Topiwala National Medical College, attached to the BYL Nair Hospital..Justice SS Jadhav passed the order today after taking into account submissions made by the Gynaecology department of the BYL Nair Hospital opposing the plea, citing apprehensions that the presence of the accused would adversely affect the atmosphere at the hospital and the provision of health services. .The High Court had granted bail to doctors Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Mehere and Ankita Khandelwal, the three accused of having abetting Dr Tadvi’s suicide, apart from ragging and caste discrimination, in the case in August last year..Bail was granted on a PR bond of Rs 2 lakh each, and with strict conditions to report to the concerned authorities every alternate day until the framing of charges. Inter alia, the accused were also directed not to enter the jurisdiction of the BYL Nair Hospital and the Topiwala Medical college..In response to the applications of the accused to relax the bail conditions, Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thakre pointed out that there is a possibility that the accused doctors may influence witnesses in the case, who are also studying in the same college, if their bail conditions were relaxed. .In the interest of ruling out even remote possibilities of witness tampering, the SPP sought to obtain instructions from the Medical College on whether the accused may pursue their studies in a separate unit. Additional Public Prosecutor SS Shinde also told the Court that she would assist the SPP on this aspect..The request has, however, been opposed by the original complainant, in view of the apprehensions of witness tampering. The deceased, Dr Payal Tadvi also belonged to the same college. .Taking note of all the submissions, Justice Jadhav yesterday listed the matter for today to pass appropriate orders, after examining the stance of the BYL Nair Charity Hospital and the Gynaecology Department of the Topiwala Medical College..Dr Payal Tadvi, postgraduate student at the TN Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai had committed suicide by hanging herself in a hostel room on May 22 last year. Her family had accused three of her seniors of harassment and caste discrimination..The chargesheet filed by the crime branch includes a suicide note recovered from Dr. Payal Tadvi’s phone. Police claimed that Tadvi, in her note, blamed the three accused doctors for harassment and said that they will be responsible for her death..[Read the order passed yesterday]
