While granting bail to Parmar – proprietor of Dev Prakash Solutions, which was contracted to undertake repairs on the bridge by Oreva Group – Justice Dave took into account that it was unlikely that the trial will be concluded any time soon. With the release of the two, only two of the 10 accused now remain in jail.
In custody since October 31, 2022, Alpeshbhai Galabhai Gohil (25), Dilipbhai Galabhai Gohil (33) and Mukeshbhai Dalsingbhai Chauhan (26) had moved bail applications before the HC on March 23.
Morbi bridge tragedy: The bench called it an ‘enormous tragedy’ and said that this requires a weekly monitoring to see the award of contract, credentials of the party awarded the contract, and attribution of responsibility for the guilty.