Justice Bharati Dangre of the High Court of Bombay has imposed a hefty fine on a person claiming to be a ‘social worker’ who was accused of roughing up doctors after a Coronavirus patient’s death.
He was directed to cough up Rs 1 lakh for the CM’s relief fund for Corona care as a condition for pre-arrest bail. Prosecutors say the amount is the highest levied so far during the lockdown in a case of violence against doctors.
Grief of families of Covid patients can well be understood, but it can not be forgotten that doctors, nurses & other health staff have “selflessly “acted as corona warriors” throughout the pandemic, said the Court while granting relief to the man in a case registered by Baramati city police. The High Court said it was “very unfortunate’’ that the “medical fraternity itself was subjected to an attack...verbal & physical.” It said, “...their hard work is to be just appreciated & acknowledged if not rewarded.”
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Shivaji Jadhav, 28, through his lawyer Shriram Chaudhari said he may have “over reacted” while seeking answers as a close relative had succumbed & the family got “no satisfactory explanation.” Opposing his plea, public prosecutor SV Gavand said the FIR alleges that Jadhav “barged into” a consulting room in a Baramati hospital despite a warning, threatened a doctor with “dire consequences”, abused nurses verbally & punched a doctor.
The HC factored in Jadhav’s “remorse” but said he must be made accountable & “take up responsibility for his reckless act & this can only be attained if he contributes to the cause for which he had fought the so-called battle.” The doctor, Sujit Adsul, said the trigger for a sudden COVID death can not be explained so easily, but the ruckus had caused him & other staff “tremendous stress”.
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Jadhav was granted pre-arrest bail of Rs 25,000 but has been given two weeks to deposit Rs 1 lakh into the CM’s fund.
The HC stated, “Failure to deposit would denude from the protection from his arrest".
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