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Janhavi Gadkar bail rejected: Merely human?

Janhavi Gadkar, the Reliance Industries lawyer who allegedly killed two while driving drunk, has had her bail refused by magistrate Richa Khedkar, after senior counsel Amit Desai, representing Gadkar, argued yesterday that “significant progress” had been made in the case and keeping her in jail on bail was not necessary.

Desai had also represented Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in his Bombay high court bail after having been convicted of drunk-drive killing.

Public prosecutor Prahlad Mahajan had argued yesterday that Gadkar could tamper with evidence because she lived near to witnesses, some of whose statements were still being recorded.

Mumbai Audi crash: Kurla Court rejects bail plea of lawyer Jahnvi Gadkar, accused of mowing down two people, under influence of alcohol.

The lawyer representing one of the victim's families, Niteen Pradhan, argued yesterday according to the Hindustan Times that this was not an ordinary case, saying: "The conscience of the general public is violated and general public says that something needs to be done.” Her lawyers had previously wanted to argue for bail on medical grounds.

The case had unleashed a torrent of vitriol in the media and online against Gadkar, including journalist Barkha Dutt calling her a "poor little rich girl" on Twitter, adding that "all your money wont buy you the grit& grace of their families. Drink to that."

Salman Khan was pronounced guilty by a trial court has in May, immediately secured bail pending his appeal in the Bombay high court 13 years after his drink driving accident that killed one.

Correction: Khan has spent at least several days in police custody after the hit-and-run in 2002. We regret the error.

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