Of the total nine accused persons in case, four were remanded to police custody till November 5, whereas five others were sent to judicial custody.
The local police had registered a First Information Report (FIR) under Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 114 (abettor present when offence is committed) of the Indian Penal Code.
Before the magistrate court, the police argued that the four accused persons had no “expertise or qualification” with respect to renovation of bridges.
On the contrary, during the remand hearing, the defence counsel made a pitch for the accused’s innocence and argued that they were only “mid-level employees” of the company having no major role in the offence.
Source: Barandbench
