New Delhi, January 11

A Delhi courtroom on Wednesday denied bail to Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an aged girl co-passenger on an Air India flight, calling the act “utterly disgusting and repulsive”.

Metropolitan Magistrate Komal Garg stated the act has shocked the civic consciousness of individuals and wanted to be deprecated.

“The alleged act of accused of relieving himself upon the complainant is utterly disgusting and repulsive. The alleged act in itself is sufficient to outrage the modesty of any woman. Egregious conduct of the accused has shocked the civic consciousness and needs to be deprecated,” the decide stated.

The alleged act in itself prima facie displays the intention of the accused, she stated, whereas declining the reduction to Mishra, who’s lodged in jail.

The decide famous that as per the report, the accused had failed to affix the investigation even after a discover was issued to him beneath part 41A CrPC and his presence could possibly be secured solely upon the execution of the non-bailable warrant.

“Therefore, the conduct of the accused does not inspire confidence. It has also come on record that accused has tried contacting the victim and the possibility of accused influencing the witnesses cannot be ruled out,” the decide famous.

Further, as per the report of the investigating officer, different witnesses are but to be examined and the probe is at a really preliminary stage, the decide famous.

“Considering the above facts and circumstances, this Court does not deem it appropriate to release the accused on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the present application stands dismissed,” the decide stated within the order.

The alleged incident had occurred on November 26 final yr when a drunk Mishra walked as much as the lady’s seat within the enterprise class on an Air India New York-New Delhi flight, uncovered himself and urinated on her.

Earlier throughout the arguments, Mishra’s counsel stated his act was not pushed by sexual need nor geared toward outraging the complainant’s modesty.

The complainant’s counsel, nonetheless, opposed Mishra’s bail utility, claiming she was being threatened.

 “Nobody should have to go through something like that. It was revolting. I feel bad for the poor lady. It was appalling… However, was the unzipping aimed by sexual desire? No. Was any of this act aimed at outraging her modesty? No,” the counsel for the accused stated.

 “He has already suffered. He’s sacked from job. He is not a flight risk (at risk of fleeing)… No allegation that I was some kind of menace running around with a knife,” he stated.

The complainant’s counsel, nonetheless, claimed she was being threatened by these near the accused.

  “I’m regularly receiving messages, threatening me. Accused’s father sent me a message and said ‘karma will hit you’ and then deleted the message. They’re sending me messages and deleting it. This needs to stop… Air India instead of separating the accused and complainant, tried to mediate the crime,” her counsel stated.

The police opposed the bail utility, saying it was extremely possible that if launched on bail, he’ll affect the complainant since he’s from an influential and wealthy background.

            “(His) Mother and sister tried to contact the complainant,” police advised the courtroom.

The police additionally knowledgeable the courtroom it has filed a revision petition in opposition to the denial of the accused’s custody.

 “Many witnesses are to be examined, including the captain and cabin crew,” it stated.

A periods courtroom is prone to take up the matter tomorrow.

The counsel showing for the complainant, nonetheless, alleged the accused offended her, “and has the audacity to say I was not a victim. I had sought FIR. It was based on his influence that the FIR was not registered.” He added that the complainant is unable to remain in Bangalore. “They’re threatening me. Not only by messages but by coming to my house,” her counsel alleged.

The counsel for the accused, nonetheless, contested the declare of menace made by the complainant’s lawyer.

“Her (the victim woman’s) son-in-law, a New York-based professor, wrote me a mail saying I was to pay the full plane fare.  I had paid for dry cleaning. But after the mail from son-in-law, the money (the accused had paid by way of compensation) was returned,” Mishra’s counsel stated.

A magisterial courtroom had despatched Mishra to 14-day judicial remand on Saturday, denying police his custody.