Aryan Grover
A division bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hemant Gupta, has rejected a bail plea filed by Kolkata’s biryani baron, Akhtar Parvez, for his son Raghib Parvez, stating that rich brats who are speeding in high-end cars cannot be granted relief.
Raghib has been accused of causing the death of two Bangaldeshi nationals when he was driving his Jaguar F-Pace at a speed of 130-135 kmph in 2019.
Kapil Sibal, counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, in his submissions stated that Raghib suffers from Bipolar Affective Disorder and required heavy medication for his mental illness.
He added that Raghib had co-operated with the investigations that took place and no purpose would be served in sending him to jail in the midst of a raging pandemic after he had been kept at home on interim bail for almost a year.
The bench replied to Kapil Sibal the infamous Sanjeev Nanda BMW hit and run case and stated that rich brats driving cars at breakneck speeds could not seek concessions.
The bench also said, “If he is of unsound mental health, who allowed him to drive the Jaguar at such high speed? The parents in such cases need to be sent behind bars.” There was no intimations by the trial court either that Raghib was of unsound mind.
The bench stated that Raghib had fled to Dubai immediately after the accident and had attempted to change the driver.
Dismissing the father’s plea, the bench concluded by saying, “We appreciate your (Sibal’s) arguments. But we are not able to persuade ourselves to agree with you on the relief you have sought.”