‘Was in well-settled position of mind’: Mumbai sessions court rejects bail of dismissed RPF man

Singh had filed for bail last month claiming his mental condition was not sound and that he had delusional disorder.

“The case of the defence cannot be considered at this stage. He not only killed his senior but three others of a particular community by making them specific targets and uttered words which clearly show that he was in a well-settled position of mind to commit murder of persons of a particular community,” the court said. It also added that the offence was serious.

On Saturday, the Dindoshi sessions court heard arguments from Chaudhary’s lawyer and the prosecution. Singh was produced before the court for the first time since the chargesheet was filed. Singh’s lawyer submitted that at this stage, with witnesses and video recordings showing his involvement, he was not denying his act but was stating that he was not in a sane state.

The lawyer also claimed that Chaudhary was experiencing hallucinations due to his condition and cited a Mathura-based doctor’s medical opinion. The lawyer also alleged that the police had not conducted a detailed assessment of his psychological condition to ascertain his state. The lawyer pleaded for his bail claiming that he needed medical attention as well as the love and care of his family.

The prosecution opposed the bail stating Chaudhary’s defence about not being in a proper mental state has to be considered during the trial and not at this stage. It was also submitted that he was found fit in the tests conducted during his custody and hence this defence was an “afterthought”.

The police also said that if he was not in a proper state of mind, he could have indiscriminately fired and not chosen the victims the way Chaudhary was alleged to have done by walking across multiple coaches to ascertain the religious identities of the three passengers through their names and attire.

Chetansinh Chaudhary was arrested on July 31 on charges of murdering three passengers and his senior, an assistant sub-inspector, Tikaram Meena and three passengers, Asgar Ali Abbas, Abdul Kader Bhanpurwala and Syed Saifuddin.

The lawyers for two of the victims also put forth their response stating that Chaudhary’s acts were a “blot on humanity” and that instead of doing his duty as a policeman, he had attacked four innocent persons on the train.

They also referred to statements of medical doctors which show that his medical condition was fine.