Ram Jhula accident: Bombay HC rejects Ritika Maloo’s pre-arrest bail petition

NAGPUR: Dealing a blow to the February 25 Ram Jhula accident case prime accused Ritika Maloo, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Wednesday rejected her anticipatory bail plea. The court observed that driving drunk and putting others’ lives in jeopardy was a “very serious misconduct”.

Citing the apex court’s verdict in the 2022 case of Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi vs Sanya Sahayak and others, justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke clarified that drunk driving is an offence too and nobody can be permitted to drive the vehicle under such a condition.

“Considering the material collected during the investigation and the petitioner’s conduct, it shows that she not only attempted to divert the investigation, but also did not cooperate with the investigating agency. As such, she is not entitled to any relief by way of granting anticipatory bail,” the single-judge bench said.

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