'Accused Mowed Down Deceased Woman In Utter Disregard To Humanity': Bombay HC Denies Relief To Mihir Shah, Another In Worli Hit & Run Case

The Bombay High Court while refusing to grant any relief to Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the infamous Worli Hit-n-Run Case, voiced its concern over the need to prioritise the rights' of the victims and also to strike a balance between the rights of the victim and the accused as well. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande in its November 25 order noted the "utter disregard to humanity" in which the petitioners-accused including Shah "mowed" down the deceased woman. "But we are of the opinion that at some point of time, right of the victim must also be prioritized and this is a case where we feel that acting in utter derogation of respect to human life, the petitioners, mowed down, the wife of the complainant and in utter disregard to any humanitarian conduct, ruthlessly the vehicle was driven with her body being entangled between the bonnet and the wheels," the order, made available today, reads. Case Details: Mihir Shah vs State of Maharashtra Counsel for Rajrishi Bindawat: Advocates Niranjan Mundargi, Ujjawal Gandhi, Keral Mehta, Ashish Dubey, KR Shah, Ankita Bamboli, Parth Govilkar and Kinjal Desai Counsel for Mihir Shah: Advocates Rishi Bhuta, Neha Patil, Bhumika Khandelwal, Saakshi Jha, Prateek Dutta, Risha Rathod, Omer Farooq Khwaja, Vaishnavi Jhaveri and Bhavi Kapoor Counsel for State: Chief Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegavkar along with Additional Public Prosecutor Mankunwar Deshmukh and SS Kaushik Click Here To Read/Download Judgment