Delhi court denies anticipatory bail to lawyer accused in Satya Niketan building collapse
A Delhi court denied anticipatory bail to a lawyer accused in a building collapse case that resulted in seven deaths. The court found that the accused had suppressed evidence regarding his role as a lessee of the building and breached his duty of candor.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores legal accountability for building safety and the strict requirements for applicants seeking anticipatory bail in criminal cases.
A Delhi court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to an advocate accused in the case related to the collapse of a paying-guest (PG) building in Satya Niketan that killed seven people. .Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts rejected the plea filed by Shubham Tyagi, one of the PG operators.The Court said that Tyagi had suppressed a rent agreement showing him as a lessee of the building.The Court said that a person renting out floors of a building as a paying-guest house for students assumes a responsibility to be alive to the condition of that building. “If construction is going on and occupants object, the least that is expected is a complaint to the owner and, if the owner is unresponsive, to the concerned authorities — not a threat to make the occupants vacate,” the Court said.
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