The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Oreva Group CMD Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the October 2022 Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons. Dismissing Patel’s bail plea, the court of Justice Divyesh Joshi observed that prima facie it appears that the accused allowed the suspension bridge to be kept open for the public despite knowing the possibility of such an unfortunate incident occurring for want of proper maintenance. Had Patel taken sufficient corrective measures, the tragedy could have been averted and precious lives of innocent persons saved, the court observed in its order.
