Overview

• A detailed order made public on Thursday explains the rejection of bail for Mihir Shah and driver Rajrishi Bidawat, which Additional Sessions Judge R S Aradhye issued on August 22.
• The court said the accused displayed 'merciless behaviour' and a belief that financial and muscular power placed them above the law, warning that release would send a wrong message to society.
• Prosecutors argued the accused are influential and pose risks of tampering with evidence, threatening witnesses, or absconding if freed.
• The order notes a pending Bombay High Court writ by the victim’s husband seeking addition of a murder charge, which the judge said could affect the proceedings.
• Shah remains in judicial custody after more than a year as a chargesheet naming 54 witnesses awaits a trial that has not started, in a case alleging a Worli crash that killed Kaveri Nakhwa and involved the victim being dragged for over 1.5 km with a subsequent seat swap captured on CCTV.