Morbi bridge collapse: Kin of victims seek removal of additional advocate general Mitesh Amin, write to PM, CM offices 

“It would not be out of place to say, that the arguments commenced by Shri Amin also reflected the stands of the state government, which seems to be completely contrary than what had been promised..,” the association’s representation read, adding that at the time of the incident in October 2022, “staunch promises” were made by the state government “to leave no stone unturned in the investigation of the cause and also in making strong representation of the same..” and that the state will adopt a “strict approach” against the perpetrators of the incident.

During the hearing of bail plea of the key accused Jaysukh, prosecutor Amin had suggested the court to exercise its own discretion and had not opposed the bail plea categorically.

“In fact, the prosecutor had submitted that if one summarises recent past judgments of the Supreme Court, then discretion in favour of the accused can be exercised taking into account factors such as whether there has been a certain period of incarceration, whether investigation has been completed, if there are a large number of witnesses listed for the trial and if there is any possibility of running away, given that Jaysukh is a businessman. The prosecutor had indicated that discretion can be exercised in favour of the accused subject to stipulation of conditions,” the letter read.