Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Stabbing Doctor For Alleged Poor Treatment Of Mother
Upasana Sajeev
18 Dec 2024 5:17 PM IST
The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Vignesh, accused of stabbing a doctor at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Guindy, Chennai in November this year.
Considering the period of incarceration, the materials and the arguments, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira was inclined to grant conditional bail to Vignesh. The court thus ordered him to be released upon executing a bond of Rs. 15,000 with two sureties. The court also directed Vignesh to stay at Vellore and report before the Inspector of Police, Sathavachari Police Station every day until further orders.
In November this year, Dr Balaji was stabbed in the neck by Vignesh after a heated argument regarding the treatment given to Vignesh's mother, who was suffering from cancer. Vignesh had blamed the hospital and Dr. Balaji, who was an oncologist there, for his mother's critical condition. Following this, the Doctor was immediately rushed to the ICU and Vignesh was arrested. The CM issued a post condemning the incident calling it “shocking” and assuring that the State would prevent such incidents in the future.
Vignesh was arrested for offenses under Sections 127(2), 115(2), 118(1), 121(2), 109, 351(3) of BNS and under Section 3 of Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Medicine Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to the Property) Act 2008.
While seeking bail, Vignesh's counsel told the court that the incident occurred when his mother was admitted in the hospital and being dissatisfied with the medical treatment provided to her, Vignesh questioned the Doctors leading to an altercation. He also pleaded innocence and submitted that he was falsely implicated.
The state opposed the plea but submitted that there were no previous cases against Vignesh and that Dr Balaji had also been discharged from the Hospital.
Considering the facts, the court was inclined to grant bail and ordered accordingly.
Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. K. Venkatesan
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 485
Case Title: Vignesh v State
Case No: Crl.O.P.No.30928 of 2024
