एअर इंडिया पेशाब कांड में फैसला आज: आरोपी शंकर मिश्रा की जमानत याचिका पर सुनवाई पूरी, पटियाला हाउस कोर्ट ने सुरक्षित रखा था फैसला

The accused Shankar Mishra was arrested by the Delhi Police on January 6 from Bangalore.

The Patiala House Court on Monday completed the hearing on the Air India urine scandal and reserved its decision. A verdict will be pronounced on whether accused Shankar Mishra will be granted bail or not. The accused, Shankar, had urinated on a woman in an inebriated state on November 26 last year in an Air India flight from New York to Delhi. Shankar Mishra is in police custody since 11 January.

Additional Sessions Judge Harjyot Singh Bhalla on Monday reserved the order on his bail and said that the verdict would be pronounced on Tuesday.

The court said – the one whom the police brought as a witness turned around
After hearing the arguments in the court, Justice Bhalla said that the witness named by the investigating agency is not testifying in his favor. There is a contradiction in the statement of the complainant and the statement of Ila Banerjee (witness).

However, the counsel for the accused Shankar Mishra told the court that the complainant had sought compensation for the ticket after the incident and also sought no action against the accused.

Delhi Police’s counsel opposed Shankar Mishra’s bail plea. The Delhi Police accused Mishra of non-cooperation in the investigation and opposed his bail plea.

Delhi Police had also questioned the crew members of Air India.

Air India removed 5 crew members, DGCA fined 30 lakhs
DGCA imposed a fine of 30 lakhs on the airline after this incident. Also, the pilot’s license was suspended for 3 months. On the other hand, the airlines CEO Campbell Wilson has removed 4 crew members and a pilot from duty in the first week of January itself. Show cause notice has been issued to them.

Airlines are also reviewing their alcohol service policies. Air India acknowledged that these matters could have been better handled both in flight and at the airport.

Also read these news related to Air India urine scandal…

1. Eyewitness statement in Air India flight urination case

After the urination incident in Air India New York-Delhi flight, now the statement of a co-passenger has come to the fore. This passenger is Sugata Bhattacharjee. He told that the incident took place after lunch. Accused Shankar Mishra had taken drinks 4 times. Then he was repeatedly asking questions to Bhattacharjee as well. After finishing lunch, Bhattacharjee asked the flight attendant to keep an eye on Shankar. Read full news…

2. Clearing the court of the accused of urinating in the flight

A hearing was held in Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Wednesday in the matter of urinating on a female co-passenger in an Air India flight. Accused Shankar Mishra said in the court that he could not control himself while drunk, but opening the zip of the pants was not for sexual desire. Read full news…

3. Air India changed the policy of serving alcohol in flight

Air India on Tuesday changed its in-flight alcohol policy following incidents of urination and misbehavior by passengers. As per the changed policy, passengers will not be allowed to consume alcohol in flight unless served by crew members. Cabin crew have been asked to be vigilant in identifying passengers who may be consuming their own alcohol in flight. Read full news…