Let him be inside: SC denies bail to BMW hit-and-run accused

The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the bail plea of 24-year-old Mihir Shah, accused in the July 2024 BMW hit-and-run case, saying that "such boys" need to be taught a lesson.

- Abraham Thomas

“These sort of boys need to be taught a lesson,” said a bench of justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih as it heard the appeal filed by Shah challenging the November 21 order of the Bombay high court denying bail.

“Parents are responsible. We have not been able to train our wards,” the bench said, noting that Shah belonged to a wealthy family as his businessman father, Rajesh Shah, is a former leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. “What does he do? He comes home late at night in a Mercedes, parks it in the shed, takes the BMW, crashes it, and goes absconding. In this case, let him be inside,” it added.

Senior advocate Rebecca John, who appeared for the accused, acknowledged that “the facts of this case are a bit unpalatable”.