Builder case bail plea rejected

VADODARA, March 9: Additional Sessions Judge V K Mali on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail applications of four persons in the case relating to assault on city-based builder Upendra Patel on February 10 last.

The learned judge also turned down the plea of the four accused-J J Dave of Jairaj Builders and his associates Kirtikant Soni, Arvind jain and Himanshu Desai-seeking interim relief of 10 days for approaching the Gujarat High Court.

The anticipatory bail application of accused persons which was pending for hearing earlier in the court of Additional Session A P Trivedi, was transferred to the court of judge Mali for de novo hearing on orders of Joint district Judge R M Parmar on February 26.