Overview
- Chief Judicial Magistrate Preet Simran Kour Grover rejected 19-year-old Manan Anand’s bail plea on Friday.
- CCTV footage shows a Mahindra Thar knock down 68-year-old Kamal Kant Dutt and then reverse over him.
- Prosecutors and the victim’s counsel argued the offence is heinous and non-bailable with risks of evidence tampering and intimidation.
- The defence cited Anand’s surrender and lack of prior record while pressing the principle that bail is the norm.
- Dutt remains in critical condition at Fortis Hospital, Chandigarh, as police continue the investigation and keep the seized vehicle.