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Bharat Shah plea for
medical tests allowed

It, however, extended his judicial remand till June 14.

Shah, financier of the Hindi movie Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, was arrested by a special team of Crime Branch investigators on January 8, following a probe into his alleged connections with Karachi-based don Chhota Shakeel.

The designated court, set up under the Maharashtra Control for Organised Crime Act, asked the Maharashtra government to appoint a panel of government doctors to examine him, following a plea by Shah, that his health was deteriorating.

Advocate Shiraz Rehamutallah, who appeared on behalf of Shah, told the court that his client was suffering from various ailments, including heart problems, diabetes and blood pressure.

He also told the court that adequate treatment was not available at the Thane central jail, where he is lodged, and hence he may be allowed to consult private doctors. He said that Shah also required to undergo MRI tests, a facility which was not available at any government hospital.

Special public prosecutor Rohini Salian objected to the plea and said that if the accused was suffering from the ailments, he should have informed the jail authorities.

She said that the jail doctors have given a contrary report, that he was fine. She objected to the plea for treatment in a private hospital and said that Shah could be referred to the government-run J J hospital, to which the defence argued that the MRI scan facilities were not available there.

Designated judge A P Bangale, however, permitted the petitioner to go for medical examination at J J hospital and directed that the tests, not available there, could be carried out at Bombay hospital at the cost of the defendant.

The court also observed that Shah should be taken to the hospital under tight security and Police Commissioner M N Singh should be informed.

UNI

The Complete Coverage: The Bharat Shah Case

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