India-born surgeon Jayant Patel is in "good spirits" after a Brisbane court granted him conditional bail over a string of charges including manslaughter.The 58-year-old US citizen, dubbed as "Dr Death" by media, however had to spent the night in jail despite the court order last evening."He is in good spirits and is happy with the result," his lawyer Arun Raniga said.Patel, who was directed to again appear before a court on September one, is set to be released today morning from the Brisbane police watch-house where a media pack has gathered.Earlier on Monday, he arrived from US in a Qantas Airways flight, escorted by Australian police officers and was taken to a police watch-house before being produced in the court.Magistrate Brian Hine granted him bail on a surety of 20,000 Australian dollars. He has been asked to surrender his passport, report to police three times a week, not to approach any international departure points, live at a place approved by the Public Prosecutions Director and reside in Queensland.Hine said Patel had returned to Australia voluntarily."He knew he was being investigated for a substantial period of time and did not flee from his home in the US."Queensland's Director of Public Prosecutions Tony Moynihan opposed bail, but counsel for Patel, Michael Byrne QC, said his client was not a flight risk.A former patient of Patel, Beryl Crosby - the president of the support group - said later that she wanted justice to take its course. She sat through the hearing along with two other former patients - Judy Kemps and Lisa Hooper.Patel is facing 13 charges, including manslaughter for the death of three of his patients while serving as director of surgery at the Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland from 2003 to 2005.
