Nigerian gets five-year RI for biting cop

According to the officers present when the incident took place,some policemen on duty thought he was asking them to arrest him,while others believed he was trying to escape from the nearby Nagpada area after being found with contraband. Some other officials thought he was under the influence of drugs.

Policemen tried to calm him down by trying to grab him by his shoulders. However,an agitated Michael bit off the ear of constable Ankush Patole,who in his complaint had said that it was a grievous injury caused to him. The J J Marg police arrested Michael under section 333 (causing grievous hurt to a public servant to deter him from his duty),of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and later he was lodged at the Arthur Road jail. 

After being in custody for over 70 days,Michael was granted bail by a sessions court on May 22,2008,but Michael refused to execute the bail order,claiming he felt threatened by the people of Nagpada,from whom he was running away when he was arrested by the police.

During the trial,Michael’s lawyer pointed out that there were contradictions in reports about whether Michael had bitten off the top portion of Patole’s ear or the lower half. However,the court found enough evidence in witness testimonies and other documents to find Michael guilty and he was convicted under section 323 (causing grievous hurt) of the IPC.