Former BMC corporator’s suicide: ‘Sufficient material’ against lawyer booked, says court

Chavan had approached the court with a pre-arrest bail plea stating that she had been falsely implicated and that there is no evidence to show that she had caused any harassment or mental agony to More, causing his death. Police opposed the plea stating that her custodial interrogation is necessary to probe the case and that on the day of the incident there were 56 calls between More and Chavan, till his death.

The court took into consideration that police had claimed that there are recorded conversations between the two, where More is heard requesting her to stop harassing him.

“The investigation officer submits that a voice sample of the accused is required to be collected. Her mobile is required to be seized. Considering the facts on record, I am of the view that, prima facie, there is sufficient material against the accused. Her custodial interrogation will help to investigate the offence in the proper direction. Granting of pre-arrest bail will hamper the investigation,” the court said.

It added that facts and circumstances on record show material allegations against Chavan and hence she was not entitled for protection of pre-arrest bail.

Chavan was booked under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint of More’s son, who said that on the day of the incident, he had heard his father speak on the phone with someone for hours. Later his father left home and was found dead on the railway tracks.