No bail for vendor who laid iron rod on tracks
Rebecca.Samervel@timesgroup.com
Mumbai:21.05.2021
Seven months after a 30-year-old flower vendor allegedly threw an iron rod on railway tracks as revenge after he was robbed of his sleep for several days due to ongoing work on an FOB at Charni Road, a sessions court this week rejected his bail plea. The accused, Anil Vaghela, lived on a footpath nearby.
Relying on CCTV footage, the court said that if any train were to pass, the possibility of an accident and loss of life could not be ruled out. “Fortunately, the train… stopped,” the court said.
It said that since Vaghela lived close to Charni Road railway station, if released on bail, he could commit such an offence again. “Therefore, considering the seriousness and prima facie evidence available on record (there is) no ground to release accused on bail,” the court said. Vaghela was booked for “mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees and upwards” under the IPC and offences under the Railways Act. The maximum possible sentence is three years’ imprisonment.
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