‘Suffers gangrene’: HC grants bail to man in wife’s suicide case

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man, who was arrested in May this year for allegedly abetting his wife's suicide in 2021. Justice Manish Pitale, in his order on Tuesday, considered the health condition of the accused, Nizamuddin Shaikh, and the fact that the trial is unlikely to begin soon.

- Urvi Mahajani

The court noted that prolonging his incarceration served no purpose, especially given his medical condition - gangrene in his foot. Justice Pitale observed, "The trial will take its own time to conclude, and in the meantime, the applicant would continue to languish in jail. His health condition has been brought to the court's attention, which is another reason to grant bail."