*AADITI JATHAR LAKADE* *7-Feb-2012*
*Court grants police magisterial custody of Mane* [image: M_Id_266822_Santosh_Mane_being_produced_before_the_court_on_Monday.jpg] *Santhosh Mane being produced before the court on Monday* *PUNE* : The expert panel of the regional mental hospital at Yerawada on Monday submitted before judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) Umeshchandra More that state transport (ST) bus driver Santosh Maruti Mane is not mentally ill. “During the observation period from January 28 to February 5, 2012, serial mental status examinations conducted by the panel of psychiatrists, facts communicated by the ward staff and psychometric evaluations in our opinion are not sufficient to diagnose a major psychiatric illness at present,” the report said. “In short, the accused is not mentally ill,” the judge said in open court. Mane was produced before the court at 5.05pm. The judge asked him his full name, age, profession, tenure of profession, ST depot where he worked, residence in Pune, native place and from where he was brought to the court. Mane told the court his full name, that he was 40 years old, was a driver with the state transport department where he was working for the past 15 years, was posted at Swargate bus depot, was basically from Solapur, presently saying at Hadapsar and that he was brought to the court from Yerawada mental hospital. “He answered satisfactorily,” the judge stated in the order. When the judge asked if he had anything to say in his defence, he initially kept quiet. The judge then told him not to be afraid. Mane replied in Marathi, “He majhya haatun ghadle nahi (I did not do this).” None of Mane’s relatives was present before the court. Mane’s observation time with the Yerawada mental hospital ended on Monday, after which ACP crime branch Rajendrasinh Mohite brought him to court. The police sought Mane’s magisterial custody, which was granted by the court till February 18. *Despite bar association opposition, lawyer represents Mane in court* Despite opposition from the Pune Bar Association (PBA), advocate Mahesh K Agarwal submitted his vakalatnama for Mane before the court on Monday. When the judge asked Mane if he needed a lawyer, he said yes, but he had no lawyer to represent him. The judge asked the police and assistant public prosecutor A K Pacharne to assist Mane. Meanwhile, advocate Agarwal spoke to Mane for a couple of minutes and submitted his vakalatnama to the court. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/st-bus-driver-not-mentally-ill-report/908912/ -- 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
