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Mumbai Mayor Fined Rs 1,000 for Missing Assault Case Hearing
A court in Mumbai fined Mayor Ritu Tawde Rs 1,000 because she missed a hearing.
The case is about an alleged incident at a school in 2016.
Prosecutors say Tawde and others argued with school managers about moving a teacher to another school.
They also allege that two teachers were assaulted.
Tawde’s lawyer said her work as mayor made her busy.
The prosecutor said the accused were avoiding court.
The judge said Tawde and two other accused must come to court on November 2.
If they do not, the court warned it may issue warrants and cancel their bail bonds.
The court expects to frame charges in the first week of November.
A Mumbai court fined Mayor Ritu Tawde Rs 1,000 after she missed a hearing in a 2016 assault case.
Tawde and two other accused sought exemption from appearing; her lawyer cited her mayoral schedule.
The prosecutor opposed the exemption, saying the accused were intentionally avoiding court appearances.
The judge ordered the accused to attend on November 2 for charge framing, warning of warrants and bail-bond cancellation if they do not.
Prosecutors allege Tawde and six others argued with school management over a teacher’s transfer and assaulted two teachers at a Vakola school.
- Who
- Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and two other accused; prosecutors allege Tawde and six others were involved in the 2016 incident.
- What
- A court fined Tawde Rs 1,000 for missing a hearing and ordered the accused to attend the next hearing.
- Where
- A Mumbai court; the alleged incident took place at a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run Urdu-medium school in Vakola.
- When
- The fine was imposed on Wednesday; the next hearing is November 2. The alleged incident occurred on July 29, 2016.
- Why
- Tawde and two other accused sought exemption from appearing. Her lawyer cited her mayoral duties, while the prosecutor argued they were avoiding court.
Accused and their lawyer
Prosecution and court
Reason for absence
Accused and their lawyer
Tawde’s lawyer cited her mayoral duties and attendance at Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation functions; the other two accused said they had busy schedules as social workers.
Prosecution and court
The prosecutor argued that the accused were intentionally avoiding court in a case that had been pending for years.
Attendance at next hearing
Accused and their lawyer
Tawde and the other accused sought exemption from appearing at the hearing.
Prosecution and court
The judge required them to attend on November 2 for charge framing and warned of warrants and bail-bond cancellation if they failed to appear.
Key facts
- Fine
- Rs 1,000, to be credited to the government treasury within one week of the order
- Previous cost
- Rs 300 was imposed on Tawde at an earlier hearing
- Next hearing
- November 2
- Expected charge framing
- First week of November
- Alleged incident
- July 29, 2016, at a BMC-run Urdu-medium school in Vakola
- FIR
- Registered on August 11, 2016
- Chargesheet
- Filed in 2017; charges had not yet been framed
Quotes
Additional Sessions Judge G G Bhansali
Judge presiding over the case in the Mumbai court
“The continuous absence of the accused (Tawde and two others) reflects their behaviour to protract the trial.”
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