*14-FEB-2012* *PUNE* : A Magistrate's Court on Monday directed the prosecution to either produce MSRTC bus driver Santosh Mane’s psychiatrist Dr Dilip Burte in court or file his affidavit on Tuesday giving details of the treatment that Mane has been undergoing. The court gave the directions after Mane’s lawyer, M K Agarwal, filed an application last week challenging Yerawada Regional Mental Hospital’s report that Mane was not mentally ill.
Mane’s elder brother Shivshankar Maruti Mane submitted an affidavit on Monday stating that Santosh was suffering from mental illness and that he had been undergoing treatment since 2010. He was given electro-convulsive therapy (electric shocks) six times and was also on medication, he said. Last week, Agarwal had submitted an application requesting the court to shift Mane from Yerawada Central Prison to the Region Mental Hospital, Yerawada. Substantiating the application, Agarwal said although the mental hospital’s report was accepted, statements of his elder brother and Dr Burte were not considered by the court. Agarwal expressed fear that since Mane is no longer on medication, his symptoms might resurface and jail authorities would not be able to control him. Also, the jail is not equipped to treat mentally ill patients, he said. “A mental hospital is like a jail and it won’t make much of a difference if he is kept there,” he added. Assistant public prosecutor A K Pacharne opposed Agarwal’s contention stating that the MSRTC had no record of Mane’s mental illness and that sending him to the mental hospital would be against public interest. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/court-produce-manes-psychiatrist-or-file-affidavit/911794/ -- 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
