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After his girlfriend tried to take her belongings from his car, the accused tried to mow her down with the SUV, due to which she suffered severe injuries. Earlier in the evening, the three people were remanded by the Thane Court in Judicial Custody, after which the lawyer immediately moved a bail application before the court.
A Thane Court on Monday granted bail to three people, including Maharashtra Bureaucrat's son Ashwajit Gaikwad, for allegedly running over the car of Gaikwad’s girlfriend, who is a social media influencer.
Gaikwad, Romil Patil, and Sagar Hegde were arrested by the police on Sunday after the alleged incident took place on December 11 near Ghodbunder Road.
Judicial Magistrate First Class PS Dhumal granted bail to Gaikwad, Patil, and Hegde.
The three people were booked by the police under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 279 (rash driving), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code 1860.
The girlfriend had alleged that she met Gaikwad at a hotel, after which the two of them ended up having an argument.
After his girlfriend tried to take her belongings from his car, the accused tried to mow her down with the SUV, due to which she suffered severe injuries.
Earlier in the evening, the three people were remanded by the Thane Court in Judicial Custody, after which the lawyer immediately moved a bail application before the court.
The complainant’s lawyer submitted that the police officials had not yet booked Gaikwad and his friends under Section 307 (Attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
The Public Prosecutor informed the court that the investigation was still underway as per the sections that were invoked against the accused.
Gaikwad’s lawyer contended that all the sections under which he was charged were bailable, and further interrogation was not required.
The court agreed and granted bail to Gaikwad, Patil, and Hegde on a bail bond of Rs. 15,000 each.
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