*2-Feb-2012* *PUNE *: A magisterial court here on Wednesday extended till February 6 the observation period of bus driver Santosh Mane at the regional mental hospital in Yerawada.
Mane (40), who wreaked havoc in the city on January 25 killing eight people and injuring 32 after hijacking a state transport bus from the Swargate bus stand, was admitted to the mental hospital on January 28. The medical officer of Sassoon general hospital had told the police to keep Mane under observation in a closed psychiatric set up, like the mental hospital, till February 1. Assistant commissioner of police (crime II) Rajendrasinh Mohite produced Mane's medical reports before the court of judicial magistrate first class, Umeshchandra More, on Wednesday. Assistant public prosecutor M G Pol pleaded for the extension in the court. Mohite also pleaded to reserve his right to seek Mane's police custody whenever required. Mane's medical reports produced in the court state, "A report of his psychometric assessment (testing) is awaited. As per the serial psychiatric assessment and observation charts, and in our opinion, Mane needs further observation in the hospital to arrive at a definite conclusion about his mental status". Quoting sections 328 (procedure in case of accused being lunatic) of the Criminal Procedure Code read with 27 (admission and detention of mentally ill prisoner) of the Mental Health Act, 1987, More observed that to arrive at a conclusion whether Mane was mentally ill or not, his observation period needs to be extended. The mental hospital superintendent, Vilas Bhailume, told TOI that he will submit a comprehensive report on Mane's observation, medical status and psychological tests or psychometric assessment on the next date of hearing. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11720753.cms -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
