This story is from March 13, 2021

It’s ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ in bail plea of Bhandara fire case accused

The anticipatory bail hearing of the three nurses of Bhandara district hospital in NICU fire case that claimed the lives of 10 infants was adjourned till March 15 by the Bhandara sessions court on Friday.
It’s ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ in bail plea of Bhandara fire case accused
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NAGPUR: The anticipatory bail hearing of the three nurses of Bhandara district hospital in NICU fire case that claimed the lives of 10 infants was adjourned till March 15 by the Bhandara sessions court on Friday. In the last three weeks, the hearing was adjourned at least six times on some or the other grounds including twice prosecution seeking time.
The three nurses were allegedly on duty in the wee hours of January 9 when the fire broke out.
Justice seems to be not in sight as the pre-arrest bail plea is yet to decided. Sources from the court stated the latest adjournment was sought on the grounds that the three nurses Smita Ambilduke, Shubhangi Sathawane and Jyoti Choudhary had filed an affidavit stating there was no dereliction of duty on their part in the accident.
Though the three nurses had filed the pre-arrest bail plea, Bhandara police made Ambilduke and Sathawane accused in the case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Choudhary has not been named in FIR.
It is learnt the three nurses had filed anticipatory bail plea much before the police had filed an offence in the case. Bhandara police, initially registered an accidental death in the case. Thereafter, they took 40 days to register an offence against Ambilduke and Sathawane on February 18.
When they did, the pre-arrest bail plea was already underway with the hearing and was scheduled for February 23. It was adjourned when police wanted more time to file their say even after more than 40 days of investigation. The hearing was scheduled on February 26 but again adjourned. On March 8, it was adjourned for March 10 which was again scheduled for Friday and now has been slated for March 15.
District government pleader Vinod Bhole said court has adjourned the case to accommodate and allow time to furnish all the relevant evidence from both the sides.
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