Shivaji statue collapse case: Bombay HC grants bail to consultant Chetan Patil

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Shivaji The Sindhudurg constabulary had registered an FIR nether Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for negligence and different offences against Patil and different accused. (Photo: @narendramodi/X)

The Bombay High Court connected Thursday granted bail to advisor Chetan Patil arrested successful transportation with the illness of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue astatine Rajkot fort successful Malvan successful August.

A 35-foot statue of the iconic Maratha warrior king collapsed successful Sindhudurg territory connected August 26, astir 9 months aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled it connected Navy Day.

Patil was arrested connected August 30 from Kolhapur.

A azygous seat of Justice A S Kilor connected Thursday held that nary lawsuit was made retired to implicate Patil successful the lawsuit arsenic helium had not been appointed arsenic the structural decorator of the statue.

The seat further said Patil had lone submitted a structural stableness study of the pedestal of the Shivaji statue and the pedestal was intact adjacent aft the collapse.

Another accused, Jaydeep Apte, who was the sculptor and contractor, was besides arrested successful the case. The HC said it would perceive his bail plea connected November 25.

The Sindhudurg constabulary had registered an FIR nether Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for negligence and different offences against Apte and Patil for the statue’s collapse.

Patil and Apte moved HC seeking bail aft a sessions tribunal rejected their pleas.

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