Iskcon flyover tragedy: Gujarat high court grants four-day interim bail to Tathya Patel
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Friday granted four-day interim bail to Tathya Patel — accused in the July 2023 Iskcon flyover tragedy that claimed nine lives — to allow him to be present for his mother's scheduled surgery.
Earlier, Patel was released on temporary bail for seven days, but his mother's surgery was postponed. He sought an extension of his temporary bail for two more weeks. His counsel submitted that the doctors evaluated her condition and now the surgery is likely to take place on May 26.
The state govt opposed the request, and the prosecutor argued that "the date of surgery has been fixed as per the convenience of the mother of the applicant.
Earlier, when the operation was postponed, the applicant did not immediately surrender. Subsequently, on May 18, he was taken by the police to the jail authority".
After the hearing, Justice L S Pirzada ordered the release of Patel for four days – from the morning of May 26 until the evening of May 29 – with a police escort. "It is clarified that on May 26, 2025, if the operation of the mother of the applicant is not performed or postponed, the present applicant must surrender to the jail authority immediately without fail."
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